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

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiotechnology: Principles and Processes1 Mark
MCQ
Streptomycin was first isolated in 1944 - 45 by ........... :
  • A
    Leeuwenhoek
  • B
    BurKholder
  • C
    Alexander Fleming
  • D
    Waksman
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Answer

  1. Waksman

Explanation:

In 1952, Selman Abraham Waksman was awarded the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine in recognition for his discovery of streptomycin, the first antibiotic active against tuberculosis.

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