Which was the first antibacterial discovered by Paul Ehrlich?

Salvarsan

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Syphilis

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Codeine

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Solution

The correct option is A Salvarsan
The first antibacterial discovered by Paul Ehrlich (a german bacteriologist) was Salvarsan (also called arsphenamine).
In 1908, he got Nobel prize for discovering arsphenamine (salvarsan) to kill syphilis bacteria.

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