MCQ
Sir Alexander Fleming extracted penicillin from
  • A
    Penicillium citrinum
  • Penicillium notatum
  • C
    Penicillium chrysogenum
  • D
    Bacillus brevis

Answer

Correct option: B.
Penicillium notatum
b

(b) First antibiotic penicillin from blue -green fungus Penicillium notatum in agar -agar medium, contributed by Sir Alexander Flemming in $1928$.

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