Description
EnramycinisapolypeptideantibioticinitiallyproducedbyStreptomycesfungicides;itdisplaysantibacterialactivity,inhibitingcellwallpeptidoglycanformation.Enramyciniseffectiveagainstmostgram-positivebacteria.Thiscompoundistypicallyusedasafeedadditiveforpoultry,swine,andotherlivestock,preventingbacterialinfection,acceleratinggrowthrates,andrelievingstressreactions.
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