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.