Chloromycetin is obtained from

Chloromycetin is obtained from
  1. Streptomyces venezuelae
  2. Streptomyces rimosus
  3. Bacillus subtilis
  4. Clostridium botulinum.

Solution

Chloromycetin or chloramphenicol is obtained from Streptomyces venezuelae and $S$. lavendulae. Maximum number of antibiotics are produced by mycelial bacteria known as actinomycetes.

Asked in: NEET 2019 (All India)

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