Sir Alexander Fleming extracted penicillin from - Vidyadip

MCQ

Sir Alexander Fleming extracted penicillin from

A
Penicillium citrinum
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Penicillium notatum
C
Penicillium chrysogenum
D
Bacillus brevis

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Answer

Correct option: B.

Penicillium notatum

b

(b) First antibiotic penicillin from blue -green fungus Penicillium notatum in agar -agar medium, contributed by Sir Alexander Flemming in $1928$.

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