alleryThe first antibiotic to be discovered was:
AStreptomy
BTetracycl
CErythromy
DPenicillin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Penicillin
1. Its discovery was famously a matter of chance.
2. It came from a mould growing on a culture plate.
3. That antibiotic was Penicillin.
4. So the answer is Penicillin.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 8 'Microbes in Human Welfare'_
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