Spectinomycin is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of the bacterial infection gonorrhea.It is marketed as the hydrochloride salt spectinomycin hydrochloride under the trade name Trobicin. It is in aminocyclitol class closely related to the aminoglycosides produced by the bacterium Streptomyces spectabilis. Spectinomycin is produced in nature by many organisms including cyanobacteria and various plant species.
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