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Antibiotics active against fungi are...

Antibiotics active against fungi are

A

Neomycin

B

Terramycin

C

Polyenes

D

Streptomycin.

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The correct Answer is:
C
Polyenes are antifungal antibiotics produced by bacterium Streptomyces species which change fungal cell membrane by complexing with sterols.
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