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Who discovered penicillin?

Who discovered penicillin?

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In 1928 ,a chance event in Alexander Fleming's London laboratory changed the course of medicine . However the purification and first clinical use of penicillin would take more than a decade 

Answer 1

Alexander Fleming noticed that a culture plate of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria had become contaminated by a fungus. The mold, later identified as Penicillium notatum (now classified as P. chrysogenum), had inhibited the growth of the bacteria. He later established that the mold prevented bacterial growth

Answer 2

In it he highlights the 'forgotten man' of the Oxford group, Norman Heatley, who controversially did not share the 1945 Nobel Prize for the discovery with Fleming, Florey and Chain, writing: 'Heatley's contributions were critical

Answer 3

Alexander Fleming a Scottish physician scientist discovered penicillin. This discovery saved millions of lives. Alexander was born on The 6th of August, 1881 to Hugh Fleming and Grace Sterling Morton.

Answer 4

Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming. He was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist who noticed that a mold had killed some of the bacteria in one of his petri dishes. This discovery led to the development of penicillin, the first antibiotic, which revolutionized the treatment of bacterial infections.

Answer 5

In 1928 ,a chance event in Alexander Fleming's London laboratory changed the course of medicine . However the purification and first clinical use of penicillin would take more than a decade