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The chemical substances produced by some microbes which can kill or retard the growth of other microbes are called

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Antiviral

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Antacid

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Antibiotic

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All of these

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Solution

The correct option is D Antibiotic
Antibiotics are chemical substances secreted by certain microbes which inhibit the growth and development of other microbes. Most of them are produced by actinomycetes (specially the genus Streptomyces) and filamentous fungi. Some important antibiotics are : tetracycline, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, etc.

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