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Streptomycin
General Information
- Product Names:
Agri-Mycin (Nufarm)
Repar Strepto-Sulfate (Repar)
Gustafson AG-Streptomycin (Bayer)
Streptomycin 17 (AMVAC)
Ferti-lome Fire Blight Spray (Voluntary Purchasing Groups)
- Chemical Class: Antibiotic
- Uses: Controls bacteria, fungi and algae, also used as a human antibiotic drug
- Alternatives: Organic agriculture
- Beyond Pesticides rating:
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Yes ()
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes ()
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes ()
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Yes ()
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- Supporting information:
- Studies:
- Dysbiosis and early mortality in zebrafish larvae exposed to subclinical concentrations of streptomycin.. Pindling, S., Azulai, D., Zheng, B., Dahan, D. and Perron, G.G., 2018. FEMS microbiology letters, 365(18), p.fny188.