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Erythromycin and chloramphenicol are got from

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Penicillium species

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Aspergillus species

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Streptomyces species

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Bacillus species

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The correct option is C Streptomyces species
Erythromycin & Chloramphenicol are obtained from actinomycetes- Streptomyces erythreus & S. venezulae respectively.

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