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How was penicillin discovered?

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Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be discovered and it was a chance discovert. Sir, Alexander Fleming observed that in unwashed culture plates of Stapylococcus, a mould Penicillium was growing. This mould inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus. Later the antibiotic was isolated from this fungus and named penicillin after the mould Penicillium notatum.
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  • Penicillin is

    A
    Analgesic
    B
    Antipyretic
    C
    antimalarials
    D
    antibiotic

  • Penicillin was discovered by

    A
    Alexander Fleming
    B
    Ziegler and Natta
    C
    Walkman
    D
    Abraham

  • Penicillin was discovered by:

    A
    Robert Brown
    B
    Robert Hooke
    C
    Fleming
    D
    B. McClintock

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