7. What are antibiotics? How are they produced? Give two examples of these.
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Antibiotics are chemicals that kill the growth of bacteria and are used to treat bacterial infections. They are produced in nature by soil and fungi.examples of antubiotics are penicillin and cephalosporins
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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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