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The term antibiotic was first used by

1. Flemming
2. Pasteur
3. Waksman
4. Lister

Correct answer: Waksman

Solution

The term "antibiotic" was first used by Selman Waksman, who studied soil microorganisms and discovered streptomycin. He introduced the term to describe substances produced by microbes that inhibit other microbes.

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