Medical Dictionary

lysostaphin

noun ly·so·staph·in \ˌlī-sə-ˈstaf-ən\

Medical Definition of LYSOSTAPHIN

:  an antimicrobial enzyme that is obtained from a strain of staphylococcus and is effective against other staphylococci

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