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In 1929, Alexander Fleming found a green mould killing bacteria, leading to which antibiotic?

ATetracycline
BErythromycin
CPenicillin
DStreptomycin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Penicillin
1. Mould spores landed on his culture plate. 2. Penicillin was prepared from it. 3. Other antibiotics come from bacteria and fungi. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 2, Microorganisms: Friend and Foe._
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