Rene Dubos: unearthing antibiotics

2006/02/20 by Heather L. Van Epps · 1 citation
Medicine · Chemistry · #Historical Medical Research and Treatments #Synthesis of β-Lactam Compounds #Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis

paper · pdf · doi:10.1084/jem.2032fta

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Abstract

In 1939, René Dubos discovered gramicidin-the first clinically tested antibiotic agent. This discovery helped revive the stalled interest in penicillin and launched the era of antibiotics.

Citations

• On the Antibacterial Action of Cultures of a Penicillium, with Special Reference to Their Use in the Isolation of B. influenzae

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• Antibiotic [wikipedia]