Name an antibiotic manufactured from fungi.

Penicillin

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Streptomycin

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Amoxicillin

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Ampicillin

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Solution

The correct option is A Penicillin
Penicillin, one of the first and still one of the most widely used antibiotic agents, derived from the Penicillium mold. Streptomycin is produced from Streptomyces griseus bacteria. Ampicillin and Amoxicillin are synthetic antibiotics. So the above-selected option is correct

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