How was penicillin discovered?
(N/A) Penicillin was an accidental discovery.
Sir Alexander Fleming observed that in unwashed culture plates of $Staphylococcus$,a mould $Penicillium$ was growing.
This mould inhibited the growth of $Staphylococcus$.
Later,the antibiotic Penicillin was isolated from this fungus.
Sir Alexander Fleming observed that in unwashed culture plates of $Staphylococcus$,a mould $Penicillium$ was growing.
This mould inhibited the growth of $Staphylococcus$.
Later,the antibiotic Penicillin was isolated from this fungus.
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