Virginiamycin

Combination of
Virginiamycin S1	streptogramin B antibiotic
Pristinamycin IIA	streptogramin A antibiotic
Identifiers
CAS number	11006-76-1
ATC code	D06AX10 QJ01FG90
PubChem	?
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Virginiamycin is a streptogramin antibiotic similar to pristinamycin and quinupristin/dalfopristin. It is a combination of pristinamycin IIA (virginiamycin M1) and virginiamycin S1. Virginiamycin is used in the fuel ethanol industry to prevent microbial contamination.^[1]

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