Biotechnology Principles And Processes Question 88

Question: Sir Alexander Fleming extracted penicillin from [MP PMT 1993]

Options:

A) Penicillium citrinum

B) Penicillium notatum

C) Penicillium chrysogenum

D) Bacillus brevis

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

First antibiotic penicillin from blue - green fungus Penicillium notatum in agar - agar medium, contributed by Sir Alexander Flemming in 1928.