Maduramicin (maduramycin) is an

antiprotozoal agent Antiprotozoal agents ( ATC code: ATC P01) is a class of pharmaceuticals used in treatment of protozoan infection. A paraphyletic group, protozoans have little in common with each other. For example, ''Entamoeba histolytica'', a unikont eukaryotic ...

used in

veterinary medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...

to prevent

coccidiosis Coccidiosis is a parasitic disease of the intestinal tract of animals caused by coccidian protozoa. The disease spreads from one animal to another by contact with infected feces or ingestion of infected tissue. Diarrhea, which may become bloody in ...

. It is a natural chemical compound first isolated from the actinomycete '' Actinomadura rubra''.

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Antiprotozoal agents Carboxylic acids Secondary alcohols Spiro compounds Tertiary alcohols Tetrahydrofurans Tetrahydropyrans {{Antiinfective-drug-stub