I was really an immunologist...then in 1928 an accidental contamination of a culture plate by a mould set me off on an another track...If I had been a member of a team engaged on this subject it is likely I would have had to neglect the accidental happening and work for the team with the result that penicillin would not have been describe and I would not be here today as a Nobel Laureate. |
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-Alexander Fleming at his Nobel Prize Laureate Speech
At St. Mary's Hospital, London in September 28, 1928, immunologist Alexander Fleming discovered a culture of Staphylococcus, a bacterium, was accidentally contaminated with mold. After examining the mold, he discovered the mold, penicillium notatum, prevented growth of staphylococci. Fleming could not make enough penicillin for clinical use; his discovery was dismissed as laboratory curiosity.
A sample of bacteria contaminated by penicillin displays the effects of bacterial growth. http://classes.midlandstech.edu/
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When I woke up just after dawn on September 28, 1928, I certainly didn't plan to revolutionize all medicine by discovering the world's first antibiotic or bacteria killer. But I guess that was exactly what I did -Alexander Fleming
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http://www.buildington.co.uk/ Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in his laboratory in the St Mary's Hospital Clarence Memorial Wing.
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http://blog.europeana.eu/ A picture of the first page of Alexander Fleming's report on penicillin.
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