Q. Maximum number of antibiotics are obtained from

A) Fungi
B) Bacteria
C) Virus
D) Plants
Explanation

Maximum number of antibiotics are obtained from bacteria. About 2100 antibiotics have been isolated from Actinomycetes (mycelial bacteria), while a single species of $Streptomyces\ (S.\ griseus)$ is known to form more than 40 antibiotics. Bacteria like $Bacillus\ subtilis$ alone produce around 60 antibiotics.

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