Selman Waksman Chemical Quotations
Chemical Quotes from:
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- Barton Gellman
- Ban Ki Moon
- Christopher Shays
- Dick Cheney
- Elias James Corey
- Hans Blix
- Norman Schwarzkopf
- Richard Butler
- Selman Waksman
- Bruce Bennett
- Daniel Markewitz
- Don Burnett
- Douglas Feith
- Eduard Buchner
- Eric Wickstrom
- George Robertson
- Jalal Talabani
- Kenichi Fukui
- Larry Wachtel
- Mario J Molina
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Action Quotes
Antibiotics vary greatly in their chemical nature, mode of action upon different organisms, and effect upon the animal body. The selective action of antibiotics upon bacteria and other microorganisms is known as the antibiotic spectrum. Some antibiotics are characterized by a very narrow spectrum, whereas others possess a wide range of activity.
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Biological Quotes
The first true antibiotic to be derived from a culture of an actinomyces was isolated in our department in 1940. The organism, Actinomyces antibioticus, yielded a substance which was designated as actinomycin. It was soon crystallized, and its chemical and biological properties were established.