Important Antibiotics / महत्वपूर्ण एंटीबायोटिक्स
The source contains a detailed table of antibiotics, their biological sources and actions or uses. These pairs are valuable for General Science questions.
Source में important antibiotics, उनके microbial sources तथा actions/uses की detailed table दी गई है। Competitive examinations में Antibiotic–Source matching विशेष रूप से पूछा जाता है।
Penicillin / पेनिसिलिन
Source in book: Penicillium chrysogenum, P. notatum with Phenyl Acetic Acid.
The source lists tonsillitis, sore throat, gonorrhoea, rheumatic fever and some pneumonia types in its action/use column.
Griseofulvin
Source: Penicillium griseofulvum
Action: Antifungal, especially for ringworm according to the source.
Nystatin
Source: Streptomyces noursei
The source describes it as antifungal for candidiasis and intestinal fungal overgrowth associated with excessive antibiotic treatment.
Hamycin
Source: Streptomyces pimprei
Use in source: Antifungal for thrush.
Fumagillin
Source: Aspergillus fumigatus
The source describes broad-spectrum antibacterial action, especially against Salmonella and Shigella.
Bacitracin
Source in this table: Bacillus licheniformis
Streptomycin / स्ट्रेप्टोमाइसिन
Source: Streptomyces griseus
The source lists meningitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis and local infections and also notes toxicity involving the eighth cranial nerve in some cases.
Chloramphenicol / Chloromycetin
Source: Streptomyces venezuelae and S. lavendulae; source also notes that it is now synthetic.
Uses listed include typhoid, typhus, whooping cough, atypical pneumonia and bacterial urinary infections.
Tetracyclines / Aureomycin
Source: Streptomyces aureofaciens
Oxytetracycline / Terramycin
The source associates this entry with Streptomyces rimosus.
Erythromycin
Source: Streptomyces erythreus (= S. erythraeus in source)
Typhoid, common pneumonia, diphtheria and whooping cough are listed in the action column.
Gentamycin
Source: Micromonospora purpurea
The source states that it is effective against Gram-positive bacteria.
Polymixin
Source: Bacillus polymyxa
The source labels its action as antifungal.
Exam Revision / परीक्षा पुनरावृत्ति
- Penicillin → Penicillium
- Griseofulvin → Penicillium griseofulvum
- Nystatin → Streptomyces noursei
- Streptomycin → Streptomyces griseus
- Chloramphenicol → Streptomyces venezuelae
- Erythromycin → Streptomyces erythreus
- Gentamycin → Micromonospora purpurea
- Polymixin → Bacillus polymyxa