Multiple choice

In 2014, discovery of which bacteria led to the discovery of a novel antibiotic called Teixobactin that was active against Gram positive bacteria?

  1. Elizabethkingia endophytica

  2. Eleftheria terrae

  3. Erythrobacter atlanticus

  4. Erythrobacter luteus
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Explanation

In 2014, a novel antibiotic called Teixobactin was found in Eleftheria terrae. Teixobactin was the first new antibiotic discovered since the synthetic era of the 1980s, thus it was a major discovery.

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