In Britain, the number of hospitals that sent the Central Public Health Laboratory's Antibiotic Reference Unit
samples of penicillin - resistant S. pneumoniae rose from around 25 in 1987 to over 130 in 1993.
Not exact matches
9 But sometimes humans strike back: Alexander Fleming, famous for his serendipitous discovery
of penicillin, also chanced upon an antibiotic enzyme in nasal mucus when he sneezed onto a bacterial
sample and noticed that his snot kept the microbes in check.
# 11,875: The price
of a
sample of the same mold Alexander Fleming used to create
penicillin, sold at a recent auction.
For virus isolation attempts, serum
samples were diluted 1 ∶ 5 in Eagle's minimum essential medium (EMEM) supplemented with 2 % fetal bovine serum, 200 µg
of streptomycin, and 200U / ml
of penicillin.