Give any two antibiotics obtained from microorganisms.

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Antibiotics kill or stop the growth of disease-causing microorganisms. These days a number of antibiotics are being produced from bacteria and fungi. Streptomycin, tetracycline, and erythromycin are some of the commonly known antibiotics which are made from bacteria. Penicillin is obtained from fungi.

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