The antibiotic chloromycetin is obtained from

Sclerotiana libertine

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Aspergillus niger

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Streptomyces griseus

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Streptomyces venezuelae

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Solution

The correct option is D Streptomyces venezuelae
Streptomyces venezualae is a soil actinomycete which produces the antibiotic chloramphenicol during its metabolism. The antibiotic is used in the treatment of a number of bacterial infections such as typhoid, cholera, and meningitis. Chloromycetin is the common trade name for chloramphenicol.
Thus the correct answer is option D.

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