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___ found the antibiotic penicillin.

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Alexander Fleming was working in a hospital in London. He noticed that a mould called Penicillium notatum had contaminated his Petri dishes. After carefully placing the dishes under his microscope, he was amazed to find that the mould prevented the normal growth of the staphylococci, a bacteria.


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