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Who was the first person to discover an antibiotic?(a) Rene Dubois(b) Alexander Fleming(c) Waksman(d) Louis PasteurI got this question during an online interview.My enquiry is from Microbes in Industrial Products-2 in chapter Microbes in Human Welfare of Biology – Class 12 |
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Answer» RIGHT option is (B) Alexander Fleming For explanation: The FIRST antibiotic is generally associated with the name of Alexander Fleming when he discovered Penicillin from Penicillium notatum in 1928. Penicillium notatum did not ALLOW the growth of Staphylococcus aureus. |
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