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NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER 2003

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                    The term "antibiotic" was coined by:                                                                                                              

    A)                 Selman Waksman                

    B)                 Alexander Flemming

    C)                 Edward Jenner                    

    D)                 Louis Pasteur

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                           The term ?antibiotics? was first time used by S.A. Waksman in 1945. Antibiotics are the substances which are produced by micro-organisms such as fungi or bacteria. These substances are harmful to the growth of other micro-organisms.                 e.g., Penicillin, streptomycin, chloramphenicol etc.


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