n :  a semisynthetic beta-lactam C₁₂H₁₇N₃O₄S·H₂O that is derived from an antibiotic produced by a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. cattleya) and is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria .
 
 
 
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