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Streptomycin is obtained from the bacterium .

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Staphylococcus

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Streptomyces

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Spirulina

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The correct option is B Streptomyces
Streptomycin is one of the widely used antibiotics. It is obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces. Nowadays, antibiotics are made synthetically rather than culturing micro-organisms.

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