The term antibiotic was first used by

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Waksman

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Waksman

Antibiotics are chemical compounds produced by microorganisms that inhibit or slow down the growth of bacteria. The term antibiotic was first used by Selman Waksman and his collaborators in 1942 in journal articles to describe any substance produced by a microorganism that is antagonistic to the growth of other microorganisms in high dilution.

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