Question : Which was the first antibiotic ?
Option 1: Terramycin
Option 2: Neomycin
Option 3: Penicillin
Option 4: Streptomycin
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Correct Answer: Penicillin
Solution : The correct option is - Penicillin
When researching Staphylococcus bacteria that he noticed growing in one of his unclean petri cultures, Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin, in 1928. Ernest Chain and Howard Florey, who shared the Nobel Prize for their discovery in 1945, were the ones who eventually realized its full potential as a powerful antibiotic.
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