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Streptomycin is an antibiotic that is obtained from Streptomyces erythreus.

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The antibiotic Streptomycin is obtained from the species Streptomyces griseus. Streptomyces erythreus produces a different antibiotic called Erythromycin.

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Q. Streptomycin is an antibiotic that is obtained from Streptomyces erythreus.

Q. Match the correct pairs.

	I		II
(i)	Chloromycetin	(a)	Streptomyces griseus
(ii)	Erythromycin	(b)	Penicillium sogenum
(iii)	Penicillin	(c)	Streptomyces erythreus
(iv)	Streptomycin	(d)	Streptomyces venezuelae

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Q. Which antibiotic is not produced by Streptomyces?

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