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Name any two groups of micro-organisms from which antibiotics could be extracted.

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Bacteria and fungi are the two groups of micro-organisms from which antibiotics could be extracted. For instance, Penicillin is extracted from a fungi Penicillium notatum while Steptomycin is extracted from a bacteria Streptomyces griseus.

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