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What are antibiotics ? Give example.

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Antibiotics are drugs obtained from living matter (microorganism). These are used to kill or prevent the growth of other micro-organism. Antibiotics are very specific in their action. Examples of antibiotics include salvarsan, azodye, prontosil, sulphapyridine etc.

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