Question

The term antibiotic was first used by ____________.

• A. Alexander Fleming
• B. Selman Waksman
• C. J. Lister
• D. L. Pasteur

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Selman Waksman

The correct option is B.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. The medicines that kill or prevent the growth of the disease-causing microorganisms, these medicines are called antibiotics.
2. The term antibiotic was first used by Selman Waksman in 1943.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option A:

Alexander Fleming first discovered antibiotics penicillin in 1929 and it was extracted from the fungi Penicillium notatum.

Option C:

J. Lister discovered infection control methods in wounds during and after surgery.

Option D:

L. Pasteur was a famous microbiologist who discovered the anti-rabies vaccine and he concluded that microbial fermentation is a biochemical process.

Final Answer:

The term antibiotic was first used by Selman Waksman.