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The chemical substances produced by some...

The chemical substances produced by some microbes which can kill or inhibit the growth of other microbes are called

A

antiseptics

B

antacids

C

antibiotics

D

all of these

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C
Antibiotics are chemical substances secreted by certain microbes which inhibit the growth and development of other microbes. Most of them are produced by actinomycets (specially the genus Streptomyces) and filamentous fungi. Some important antibiotics are : tetracycline, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, etc.
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