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Wonder drug is extracted from

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Aspergillus
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Claviceps
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Penicillium
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Albugo
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Solution

The correct option is B Penicillium
C. Penicillium
Solution : As the first antibiotic that was found out accidentally by Alexander Fleming was penicillin from Penicillium notatum that revolutionized the medicine world , so it is called the wonder drug.
So the correct answer is "Penicillium".

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