NEETZoologyMicrobes in Human Welfare
What was the result of the discovery of Penicillin?
Options
- AIt led to the improvement of the human society
- BIt was extensively used to treat American soldiers wounded in World War II
- CIt was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1945
- DAll of the above
Correct answer
D. All of the above
Step-by-step solution
Alexander Fleming while working on Staphylococci bacteria, once observed a mould growing in one of his unwashed culture plates around which Staphylococci could not grow. He found out that it was due to a chemical produced by the mould and he named it Penicillin after the mould Penicillium notatum. However, its full potential as an effective antibiotic was established much later by Ernest Chain and Howard Florey. This antibiotic was extensively used to treat American soldiers wounded in World War II. Fleming, Chain