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

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiotechnology: Principles and Processes1 Mark
MCQ
First antibiotic isolated was:
  • A
    Tetramycin
  • B
    Neomycin
  • C
    Penicillin
  • D
    Streptomycin
✓

Answer

  1. Penicillin

Explanation:

The first antibiotic discovered was called as Penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928 from Penicillium notatum. It is the antibiotic which inhibits the growth of bacteria and it was first used to treat the infection of Streptococcal septicemia.

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