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For which discovery was Waksman awarded the Nobel Prize?

  • 1
    Penicillin
  • 2
    Streptomycin
  • 3
    Neomycin
  • 4
    Chloromycetin
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Answer : 2. "Streptomycin"
Explanation :

Waksman's being awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1952. Dr. Waksman's studies had led to the discovery of streptomycin, a new antibiotic. Streptomycin was the first effective cure for tuberculosis (TB).

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