novobiocin
- n an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by Gram-positive bacteria
- On seven wards they put an outright ban on all the most cherished antibiotics (penicillin, streptomycin, three tetracyclines, chloramphenicol, erythromycin and novobiocin) unless .
- The most noted example was Upjohn's Panalba (tetracycline with novobiocin), which is now off the market.