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Penicillin, tetracycline and erythromycin are antibiotics.

Penicillin-

• One of the first and still one of the most widely used antibiotic agents, derived from the Penicillium mold.

• Used to treat the throat infection, syphilis and other various infections caused by bacteria.

• Work by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis by attacking the peptidoglycans leading to the bursting of the bacteria and eventually its death.

Tetracycline-

• Oral antibiotic in the tetracyclines family of medications derived from treptomyces strains.

• Used to treat a number of infections, including acne, malaria, cholera, brucellosis, plague.

• Work by preventing the growth and spread of bacteria. It inhibits bacterial growth by inhibiting translation.

Erythromycin-

• Erythromycin is an antibiotic derived from Streptomyces erythreus, which is found in soil.

• Used to treat infections of the respiratory tract, including bronchitis, pneumonia, pertussis.

• Works by killing bacteria or preventing their growth.