(B) Chloromycetin, also known as Chloramphenicol, is a broad-spectrum antibiotic.It is produced by the bacterium $Streptomyces venezuelae$.It was disc

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(B) Chloromycetin, also known as Chloramphenicol, is a broad-spectrum antibiotic.It is produced by the bacterium $Streptomyces venezuelae$.It was discovered by $Ehrlich et al.$ in $1947$.It is effective against a wide range of bacteria and certain other microorganisms like those causing psittacosis.

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Chloromycetin is produced by

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Bordetella pertussis
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Streptomyces venezuelae
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Streptomyces rimosus
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Clostridium botulinum

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Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(a)$ Streptococcus	$(1)$ Alcoholic beverages
$(b)$ Monascus purpureus	$(2)$ Streptokinase
$(c)$ Trichoderma polysporum	$(3)$ Statins
$(d)$ Saccharomyces cerevisiae	$(4)$ Cyclosporin $A$

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$(a)$ Streptococcus $(1)$ Alcoholic beverages
$(b)$ Monascus purpureus $(2)$ Streptokinase
$(c)$ Trichoderma polysporum $(3)$ Statins
$(d)$ Saccharomyces cerevisiae $(4)$ Cyclosporin $A$