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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
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