Question

which was the first antibiotic?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Penicillin

this year marks the 80th anniversary of the discovery of penicillin

Answer 2

penicillin

Alexander Fleming was, it seems, a bit disorderly in his work and accidentally discovered penicillin. Upon returning from a holiday in Suffolk in 1928, he noticed that a fungus, Penicillium notatum, had contaminated a culture plate of Staphylococcus bacteria he had accidentally left uncovered