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Which microbe is known for producing the antibiotic penicillin?
Which microbe is known for producing the antibiotic penicillin?
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Which microbe is known for producing the antibiotic penicillin?
Bacillus cereus
Penicillium chrysogenum
Streptomyces griseus
Escherichia coli
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Penicillium chrysogenum is the mold from which the antibiotic penicillin is derived, used to treat bacterial infections.
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Penicillium chrysogenum is the mold from which the antibiotic penicillin is derived, used to treat bacterial infections.
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Step 1: Understand that penicillin is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections.
Step 2: Learn that penicillin comes from a type of mold.
Step 3: Identify the specific mold that produces penicillin.
Step 4: The mold that produces penicillin is called Penicillium chrysogenum.
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