Who made the term Antibiotic and how many antibiotics are there?

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  fdm215
  September 5th, 2008

  “In 1945, Waksman used the word antibiotic for the first time and proposed that it be defined as a chemical substance of microbial origin that possesses antibiotic powers.”

  read more about it:

  “Selman Abraham Waksman (22 July 1888 – 16 August 1973) was an Ukrainian-American biochemist and microbiologist whose research into organic substances—largely into organisms that live in soil—and their decomposition lead to the discovery of Streptomycin, and several other antibiotics. A professor of biochemistry and microbiology at Rutgers University for four decades, his work lead to the discovery of over twenty antibiotics (a word which he coined) and the procedures that have lead to the development of innumerable others. The proceeds earned from the licensing of his patents funded a foundation for microbiological research, which established the Waksman Institute of Microbiology located on Rutgers University’s Busch Campus in Piscataway, New Jersey (USA). In 1952, marking a lifetime of scientific discovery and achievements, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.”

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  bill l
  September 5th, 2008

  the first person nail the who part of the question. Dr. Waksman .
  as for how many antibiotics there are the number is numerous but sadly the number is quickly becoming insufficent as miss use of the antibiotics has resulted in super bugs which are capable of beatting what is a battle agaist the antibiotics.
  the bacteria that is harmfull to us all is winning the war now and this is really just a result of bad tactics and use of our weapons.

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