Historical Bibliography Updated: May 6, 2020
On the specific antibacterial properties of penicillin and potassium tellurite. Incorporating a method of demonstrating some bacterial antagonisms.
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J. Path. Bact., 35, 831-842. 1932 CE.
In this paper Fleming first described the use of penicillin as an antibacterial agent in man, and reported on experiments using it as a wound dressing for septic wounds. He also corrected the species name from Penicillium rubrum (1929) to Penicillium notatum.
(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)
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