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General Knowledge · Q386

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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 386

Q386

The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin was

A.
Alexander Fleming
Answer
B.
Albert Einstein
C.
Archimeder
D.
Aryabhatta

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin was Alexander Fleming. In 1928 Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, though he did not realize the full significance of his discovery for at least another decade. He eventually received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945.