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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper IV: General Studies II · Question 143 of 200

Q143
General ScienceBiology
The following antibiotic is produced by bacteria :
  1. a.Penicillin
  2. b.Chloramphenicol
  3. c.Bacitracin
  4. d.Streptomycin

Answer: (C) Bacitracin

Bacitracin is produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis (licheniformis). Penicillin comes from the fungus Penicillium, while chloramphenicol and streptomycin come from Streptomyces, the actinomycetes that older textbooks treat separately from true bacteria.

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