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Biotechnology: Principles and Processes — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiotechnology: Principles and Processes1 Mark
MCQ
First antibiotic isolated was:
  • A
    Tetramycin
  • B
    Neomycin
  • ✓
    Penicillin
  • D
    Streptomycin
✓

Answer

Correct option: C.
Penicillin
The first antibiotic discovered was called as Penicillin by Alexander Fleming in $1928$ from Penicillium notatum. It is the antibiotic which inhibits the growth of bacteria and it was first used to treat the infection of Streptococcal septicemia.

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