# Virginiamycin

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{{Short description|Combination antimicrobial}}
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| image = Pristinamycin IIA.svg
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| image2 = Virginiamycin_S1.png
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| type = combo
| component1 = Virginiamycin S1
| class1 = [streptogramin B](/source/streptogramin_B) [antibiotic](/source/antibiotic)
| component2 = Pristinamycin IIA
| class2 = [streptogramin A](/source/streptogramin_A) [antibiotic](/source/antibiotic)

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| MedlinePlus = a603007
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<!--Identifiers-->
| CAS_number_Ref = {{cascite|correct|??}}
| CAS_number = 11006-76-1
| ATC_prefix = D06
| ATC_suffix = AX10
| ATC_supplemental =  {{ATCvet|J01|FG90}}
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| DrugBank =  DB01669
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| UNII = C49WS9N75L
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| KEGG = D06311
| ChEBI_Ref = {{ebicite|changed|EBI}}
| ChEBI = 87209
| NIAID_ChemDB = 008734

<!--Chemical data-->
| melting_point = 138
| melting_high = 140
| melting_notes = (dec.)
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'''Virginiamycin''' is a [streptogramin](/source/streptogramin) antibiotic similar to [pristinamycin](/source/pristinamycin) and [quinupristin/dalfopristin](/source/quinupristin%2Fdalfopristin). It is a combination of [pristinamycin IIA](/source/pristinamycin_IIA) (virginiamycin M1) and [virginiamycin S1](/source/virginiamycin_S1).<ref name="pmid4568014">{{cite journal | vauthors = Crooy P, De Neys R | title = Virginiamycin: nomenclature | journal = The Journal of Antibiotics | volume = 25 | issue = 6 | pages = 371–2 | date = June 1972 | pmid = 4568014 | doi = 10.7164/antibiotics.25.371 | doi-access = free }}</ref> Virginiamycin is used in the fuel [ethanol](/source/ethanol) industry to prevent microbial contamination.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fathom.com/course/21701753/session4.html |title=University of Michigan: Resistant Microbes, Antibiotic Abuse, and the Threat to Public Health |access-date=2009-03-01 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081028215438/http://www.fathom.com/course/21701753/session4.html |archive-date=2008-10-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  It is also used in agriculture, specifically in livestock, to accelerate the growth of the animals and to prevent and treat infections. <ref name="msnbc">{{cite web |author1=Margie Mason |author2=Martha Mendoza|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/drug-resistant-infections-lurk-meat-we-eat-flna1c9444000 |title=Drug-resistant infections lurk in the meat we eat | work = NBC News |date=29 December 2009 |access-date=December 29, 2009 }}</ref> Antibiotics also save as much as 30% in feed costs among young swine, although the savings fade as pigs get older, according to a USDA study.<ref name="msnbc"/>

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