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Q Role of microbes in medicine industry. (Word limit 150) Answer : Antibiotics/ wonder drugs: About 2100 antibiotics have been reported from actinomycetes, of which 1922 come from Streptomyces e.g., Antibiotic. Source. Target 1 Streptomycin. // S . griseus. // Gm+ bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis 2 Chloramphenicol // S venezuelae// Gm +, Gm -, Salmonella typhosa 3 Aureomycin // S. aureofacines // Gm + & Gm - bacteria 4 Terramycin // S. rimosus// same 5 Nystatin // S.noursei // Fungi