AFMC AFMC Solved Paper-2003

  • question_answer
    Maximum number of antibiotics are obtained from :

    A) fungi                     

    B) bacteria

    C)  virus                    

    D)        plants

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Maximum number of antibiotics are obtained from bacteria. About 2100 antibiotics have been isolated from actinomycetes (mycelial bacteria) while a single species of Streptomyces (S. griseus) is known to form more than 40 antibiotics. Bacteira like Bacillus subtilis alone produce around 60 antibiotics.


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