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  • noun A complex biomolecule used as an antimicrobial agent.

Etymologies

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From Aspergillus fumigatus, the microbial organism from which it was isolated in 1949.

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Examples

  • They demonstrated that healthy colonies near an infected one can also become infected, that the fungal infections can be controlled with a specific antibiotic called fumagillin, and that after the six-month period of protection from the antibiotic ends, reinfection of the hive is possible.

    Pediatric Environmentalism 2010

  • They demonstrated that healthy colonies near an infected one can also become infected, that the fungal infections can be controlled with a specific antibiotic called fumagillin, and that after the six-month period of protection from the antibiotic ends, reinfection of the hive is possible.

    Pediatric Environmentalism 2010

  • They demonstrated that healthy colonies near an infected one can also become infected, that the fungal infections can be controlled with a specific antibiotic called fumagillin, and that after the six-month period of protection from the antibiotic ends, reinfection of the hive is possible.

    Pediatric Environmentalism 2010

  • They demonstrated that healthy colonies near an infected one can also become infected, that the fungal infections can be controlled with a specific antibiotic called fumagillin, and that after the six-month period of protection from the antibiotic ends, reinfection of the hive is possible.

    Forbes.com: News Henry I. Miller 2010

  • XMT-1107 is a so-called novel fumagillin analog, which in previous trials has hindered tumor growth but complicated the toxicity in patients 'central nervous systems.

    San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal 2010

  • XMT-1107 is a so-called novel fumagillin analog, which in previous trials has hindered tumor growth but complicated the toxicity in patients 'central nervous systems.

    Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2010

  • XMT-1107 is a so-called novel fumagillin analog, which in previous trials has hindered tumor growth but complicated the toxicity in patients 'central nervous systems.

    Boston Business News - Local Boston News | Boston Business Journal 2010

  • XMT-1107 is a so-called novel fumagillin analog, which in previous trials has hindered tumor growth but complicated the toxicity in patients 'central nervous systems.

    Dallas Business News - Local Dallas News | Dallas Business Journal 2010

  • XMT-1107 is a so-called novel fumagillin analog, which in previous trials has hindered tumor growth but complicated the toxicity in patients 'central nervous systems.

    Boston Business News - Local Boston News | Boston Business Journal 2010

  • XMT-1107 is a so-called novel fumagillin analog, which in previous trials has hindered tumor growth but complicated the toxicity in patients 'central nervous systems.

    Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2010

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  • Seen here, about why honeybee colonies were collapsing and how to stop them from doing so: "With the identification of the invading pathogen, the team treated other diseased colonies with fumagillin—an antibiotic—and observed a complete recovery of the colony."

    April 17, 2009

  • See beepidemiology.

    April 17, 2009