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Microbes in Human Welfare — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYMicrobes in Human Welfare2 Marks
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How was penicillin discovered?
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Penicillin was discovered accidentally. Alexander Fleming was working on Staphylococci when he observed that in one of the unwashed culture plates, bacteria did not grow around a mould. He could observe that it was because of a chemical released by the mould. He named it Penicillin after the mould Penicillium notatum.

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