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  2. Penicillin - Wikipedia

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    The term "penicillin" is defined as the natural product of Penicillium mould with antimicrobial activity. [8] It was coined by Alexander Fleming on 7 March 1929 when he discovered the antibacterial property of Penicillium rubens. [9]

  3. Penicillium chrysogenum - Wikipedia

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    The discovery of penicillin ushered in a new age of antibiotics derived from microorganisms. Penicillin is an antibiotic isolated from growing Penicillium mold in a fermenter. The mold is grown in a liquid culture containing sugar and other nutrients including a source of nitrogen. As the mold grows, it uses up the sugar and starts to make ...

  4. Penicillium - Wikipedia

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    Penicillin, a drug produced by P. chrysogenum (formerly P. notatum), was accidentally discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1929, and found to inhibit the growth of Gram-positive bacteria (see beta-lactams). Its potential as an antibiotic was realized in the late 1930s, and Howard Florey and Ernst Chain purified and

  5. Antimicrobial - Wikipedia

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    An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms (microbicide) or stops their growth (bacteriostatic agent). [1] Antimicrobial medicines can be grouped according to the microorganisms they act primarily against. For example, antibiotics are used against bacteria, and antifungals are used against fungi. They can also be classified ...

  6. Penicillium rubens - Wikipedia

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    Penicillium rubens is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium and was the first species known to produce the antibiotic penicillin. It was first described by Philibert Melchior Joseph Ehi Biourge in 1923. For the discovery of penicillin from this species Alexander Fleming shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945. [1]

  7. Antimicrobial polymer - Wikipedia

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    The chemical triclosan is commonly utilized for its antibacterial properties. Triclosan mixed with the copolymer styrene-acrylate exhibits antibacterial activity against E. faecalis . In addition, triclosan combined with the polymer polyvinyl alcohol has increased antibacterial activity compared to triclosan not incorporated in a polymer.