Biology
A particular species of which one of the following, is the source bacterium of the antibiotic, discovered next to penicillin, for the treatment of tuberculosis?
- Escherichia
- Streptomyces
- Rhizobium
- Nitrobacter
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Streptomyces
Reason — Streptomycin was discovered next to penicillin by Selman Waksman. It was derived from Streptomyces griseus.
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