Question

Write a short note on the discovery of penicillin.

Answer 1

Penicillin was discovered by the scientist named Alexander Fleming in the year 1929.

After isolating the mold and identifying it as belonging to the Penicillium genus, Fleming obtained an extract from the mold, naming its active agentpenicillin. He determined that penicillin had an antibacterial effect on staphylococci and other gram-positive pathogens. Fleming published his findings in 1929.

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