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Question

The term ″antibiotic″ was coined by

Options

A.Selman Waksman
B.Alexander Fleming
C.Edwaed Jenner
D.Louis Pasteur

Solution

The term ″antibiotic″ was first time used by S A Waksman in 1945. Antibiotics are the substances which are produced by micro-organisms such as fungi or bacteria. These substances are harmful to the growth of other micro-organisms, eg, Penicillin, streptomycin, chloramphenicol etc.

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