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What are antibiotics? Give two examples.

Antibiotics. An antibiotic is a biochemical produced by a microorganism (e.g. Bacteria or fungi) which kills or block growth of other microorganism (pathogens) by blocking their life processes without harming human cells. The examples are penicillin, streptomycin.


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