tyrocidin
drug
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Tyrocidine is a basic polypeptide antibiotic produced by the soil bacillus Bacillus brevis. It is a component of tyrothricin, an antibiotic mixture primarily used topically against gram-positive bacteria. Tyrothricin also contains gramicidin. The term "tyrocidine" was first used in 1940.12
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