Name any five antibiotics. State their source and the disease against which they are used. [5 MARKS]

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S.No. Antibiotic Source Used to cure

1. Penicillin Pennicillium notatum Gonorrhea

2. Streptomycin Streptomyces griseus Tuberculosis (in combination with other anti-TB drugs)

3. Chloromycin Streptomyces venezuela Bacterial eye infections and also serious life-threatening bacterial infections like typhoid.

4. Vancomycin Amycolotatepsis orientalis Severe intestinal condition known as clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea.

5. Ampicillin It is a semisynthetic penicillin derived from the basic penicillin nucleus 6- amino penicillanic acid. Pneumonia, bronchitis, ear, lung, skin and urinary tract infections.

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S.No.	Antibiotic	Source	Used to cure
1.	Penicillin	Pennicillium notatum	Gonorrhea
2.	Streptomycin	Streptomyces griseus	Tuberculosis (in combination with other anti-TB drugs)
3.	Chloromycin	Streptomyces venezuela	Bacterial eye infections and also serious life-threatening bacterial infections like typhoid.
4.	Vancomycin	Amycolotatepsis orientalis	Severe intestinal condition known as clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea.
5.	Ampicillin	It is a semisynthetic penicillin derived from the basic penicillin nucleus 6- amino penicillanic acid.	Pneumonia, bronchitis, ear, lung, skin and urinary tract infections.