17. What are antibiotics? How are they produced? Give two examples of these.
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Antibiotics are antimicrobial substances which act against bacterial infections by inhibiting or slowing down the growth of bacteria.
Antibiotics are produced by microorganisms by the process of fermentation. It is a secondary metabolite produced by microbes such as bacteria, fungi, etc. which is exploited on a large scale in industries.
Examples are penicillin, cephalosporin( cephalexin), Macrolides(erythromycin), etc...
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Answer:Antibiotics are produced by microorganisms by the process of fermentation. It is a secondary metabolite produced by microbes such as bacteria, fungi, etc. which is exploited on a large scale in industries. Examples are penicillin,cephalosporin( cephalexin), Macrolides(erythromycin), etc.
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