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Penicillin is obtained from which of the following microorganism?  


1. Amoeba 
2. Virus
3. Protozoa 
4. Fungi

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Correct Answer - Option 4 : Fungi

The correct answer is Fungi.

  • Penicillin is obtained from Fungi.
  • Penicillium mold naturally produces the antibiotic penicillin.
  • The fungus Penicillium chrysogenum makes penicillin using an enzyme called a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase, which joins amino acids together into single molecules.

  • Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming.
  • Penicillin was discovered in 1928 and during the Second World War became the first antibiotic to be used by doctors.

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