Penicillium

discovered" meaning they didn't invent it, they just happened to be there at the right time. Penicillin helps many different people around the world. "Penicillin is one of the earliest discovered and widely used antibiotic agents, derived from the Penicillium mold" states The History article. In 1896 a French student in the medical field named Ernest Duchesne actually noticed the Penicillin. However Penicillin was discovered again by a bacteriologist named Alexander Fleming in the year…

had left out in the open was covered in mold. He examined each dish closely to see if any hadn’t been contaminated. Suddenly, Flemings attention was drawn to one particular dish “. This dish had a Staphylococci culture and around it was a ring of Penicillium notatum. This is important for Penicillin to be a medicine used all around the world because, this is what Florey and Chain used to create Penicillin and which was used to treat…

Are antibiotics overprescribed? Many people around the world are victims of bacterial antibiotic resistance. This is a result of doctors overprescribing antibiotics when unnecessary. Many antibiotics are prescribed for illnesses that caused by viruses. Doctors grab their prescription pad, when symptoms of common infection are shown in their patients, as there is no accurate diagnostic testing for bacterial infections. Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics through overexposure. On the other…

Master Harold and the Boys is a play written by Athor Fugard. It first produce at the yale Repertory Theatre in early 1982 and made its premiere on Broadway on 4may at the Lyceum Theatre. The play is all about man of magnitude it consist of three character Hally, Sam and Willie What it means to be a great man, basically the first of a truly great man is his humility .by humility I do not mean doubt of his power or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the…

Many people in developed countries tend to take technological advancements for granted. They do not realize how fortunate we are to have access to lifesaving medicine as easy as walking to the pharmacy. Without the discovery of penicillin, insulin and the first respirator, also known as the “Iron lung” many more people would have perished as a result due to bacterial infections, diabetes and polio. These technological advancements in medicine have allowed doctors to save many lives and discover…

grown, and the improvement of the quality of life in the United States. Sir Alexander Fleming, was a biologist, pharmacologist and botanist, he is known for the discovery of the antibiotic substance benzylpenicillin, Penicillin, from the mould Penicillium notatum in 1928. Penicillin is an antibiotic or group of antibiotics produced naturally by certain blue molds, and now usually prepared synthetically. Because of its activity against staphylococcus, Fleming’s penicillin was one of the…

Karamjit Singh Antibiotics report-back task 1. The 5 ways by which an antibiotic may disrupt or destroy a bacterial cell are : • The bacterial cell wall • The bacterial plasma membrane • Synthesis of bacterial proteins • Bacterial nucleic acids • Bacterial metabolism 2)Bacteria cell wall synthesis: While the cells of people and creatures don 't have cell walls, this structure is basic for the life and survival of bacterial species. A drug that…

INTRODUCTION This paper looks at the difference between gram negative and gram positive bacterium. This is important when doing gram staining experiments. It also looks at the importance of microbiology. DIFFERENCES OF GRAM NEGATIVE AND GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM There are notable differences between the gram negative and gram positive bacterium. Gram negative bacterium is surrounded by a thin peptidoglycan cell wall while Gram positive has a thick layer of peptidoglycan. The peptidoglycan around…

Antibiotic is a medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms. April 20th our class was assigned to do experiment. First step, Dr.Okeke went through the lab rule with our class. Second, our class had to get in groups of 6. Third step, Dr.Okeke gave everyone safety goggles, gloves, and mouth mask. Safety goggles are forms of protective eyewear that usually enclose or protect the area surrounding the eye in order to prevent particulates, water or chemicals from striking the eyes.…

Alexander Fleming: Biotechnology and the Discovery of Penicillin Sarah King James J. Cheetham, Tuesday, October 6, 2015 BIOL1010 T "When I woke up just after dawn on September 28, 1928, I certainly didn't plan to revolutionize all medicine by discovering the world's first antibiotic, or bacteria killer… But I suppose that was exactly what I did.” Sir Alexander Fleming, already well known for his research on lysozymes, an antibacterial enzyme that occurs naturally in tissues and…