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What are antibiotics? Name the classes of organisms that produce antibiotics.

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Antibiotics are chemical substances primarily produced by some microorganisms which in low concentration can kill or retard the growth of other disease causing microorganisms. Antibiotics are mainly produced from three groups of microorganisms:

i. Eubacteria (true bacteria)

ii. Actinomycetes (ramified bacteria)

iii. Fungi.



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