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Uses of Antibiotics

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What are antibiotics? Describe the production of methodology (manufacture) of antibiotics from microbes.

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Antibiotics are chemical substances that can inhibit the growth of, and even destroy, harmful microorganisms.they are derived from special microorganisms or other living systems, and are produced on an industrial scale using a fermentation process.

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