Consider the following statements:
$I.$ Antibiotics are chemical substances produced by some microorganisms which can kill or retard the growth of other disease-causing microorganisms.
$II.$ Penicillin is the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming $(1928)$,while working on the bacterium $Staphylococcus$ $aureus$.
$III.$ The function of penicillin as an antibiotic was established by Ernst Chain and Howard Florey.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

  • A
    $I$ and $II$
  • B
    $I$ and $III$
  • C
    $II$ and $III$
  • D
    $I, II$ and $III$

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