Question

Streptomycin, Erythromycin, Tetracycline are some antibiotics.

From which fungi or bacteria? What are their function?

Answer 1

Streptomycin: It is derived from bacteria Streptomyces griseus. It cures diseases like tuberculosis, plague etc.

Erythromycin: It is derived from a fungus called Saccharopolyspora erythraea. This antibiotic is used for respiratory tract infections.

Tetracycline: this antibiotic is produced by bacteria of Streptomyces genus. It fights with almost all types of bacterial infections and diseases like cholera, syphilis, anthrax, plague etc.