Synergism was not observed, but in some assays the action was significantly less than additive against resistant penicillinase-producing strains. Penicillin in combination with one of the new ...

Discover the importance of antibiotics, bacterial cell walls, and resistance mechanisms in fighting bacterial infections effectively.

Archive footage of Sir Alexander Fleming demonstrating how he discovered the world’s first antibiotic, penicillin. Fleming discovered the Staphylococcus bacterium could not grow near the ...

did not contain the minimum inhibitory concentration of either of the individual antibiotics used, and the result appeared to be a synergistic effect rather than the action of either drug singly.

Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long road to penicillin as a life-saving drug. Hannah joined The Scientist as ...