A Common Source of Antibiotics Is

Question

A common source of antibiotics is
A) Acetobacter.
B) Aspergillus oryzae and Lactobacillus.
C) Lactoccocus cremoris.
D) Streptococcus thermophilus.
E) Streptomyces.

Accepted Answer

Streptomyces is a common source of antibiotics as it is a genus of bacteria that produces a large variety of antibiotics including tetracyclines, erythromycin, and streptomycin. The other choices are not commonly associated with antibiotic production.