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Reported a mould-associated antibacterial effect, named the active culture filtrate penicillin, and used differences in bacterial susceptibility to aid isolation of influenza bacilli.
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The discovery report and its proposed therapeutic uses are distinct from later clinical development. It does not establish universal safety or effectiveness. Ridley, Craddock and la Touche are acknowledged separately from Fleming’s byline. WRS read publicly visible transcribed source sections; an institutional PDF, figures and full table audit remain unacquired.
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- Fleming, On the Antibacterial Action of Cultures of a Penicillium, with Special Reference to their Use in the Isolation of B. influenzæ, British Journal of Experimental Pathology 10, 226–236 (1929)
- NLM/PMC bibliographic record for Fleming’s 1929 paper
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Alexander Fleming
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Fleming: antibacterial activity of Penicillium cultures
Reported a mould-associated antibacterial effect, named the active culture filtrate penicillin, and used differences in bacterial susceptibility to aid isolation of influenza bacilli.
Scientific scope
The discovery report and its proposed therapeutic uses are distinct from later clinical development. It does not establish universal safety or effectiveness. Ridley, Craddock and la Touche are acknowledged separately from Fleming’s byline. WRS read publicly visible transcribed source sections; an institutional PDF, figures and full table audit remain unacquired.
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This is a source-linked WRS catalogue note. A full explanatory guide and independent scientific reconstruction have not been completed for this entry. Read the identified original work for its complete narrative and arguments.
People and systems
Alexander Fleming
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