A) A. Flemming
B) W. Flemming
C) R. Koch
D) Louis Pasteur
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
Antibiotics are the chemicals produced by micro-organisms. These are capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of another micro-organisms. First antibiotic (Penicillin) was discovered by Sir Alexander Flemming in 1928 when he was working with bacterium Staphylococcus aureus and a fungal contamination apparently inhibited such bacteria. However, commercial exploitation of this discovery was not achieved until 1941.
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