Biography
Where he was born
Ayrshire, Scotland
returning from a holiday, he was sorting a petri dishes that he was probably going to throw out because he forgot about them
what are the protective cell walls of bacteria made of?
Peptidoglycan
what Egyptians used to cure infections
Moldy bread
How many siblings/half siblings did he have?
7, 4 of them were half-siblings
how did he discover it?
From a cold, he mixed his mucus with bacteria
why is it called Penicillium notatum?
The name Penicillium is derived because the structures of the mold looked like paintbrushes
People can outgrow their allergy within how many years?
10 years
What was used instead of antibiotics during the World War 1
Antiseptics
He went to which medical school?
St. Mary's Hospital School
For how long did he leave his petri dish forgotten
2 weeks
university where they did research on Penicillin
Oxford laboratory
Why is penicillin not harmful for our own cells?
They don't contain cell walls
Who encourage Fleming to study medicine?
His brother, who was a physician.
Cause of death
Coronary thrombosis
Lysozyme is also found in... (other than mucus)
tears, saliva, skin, hair and fingernails
British museum
why do people think that they are allergic to penicillin when they are really not?
they think that the rash comes from penicillin when it comes from the actual infection or from the infection interacting with the antibiotic
How many years passed after he discovered penicillin when two scientist decided to do research
10 years
Why did he win a gold medal when he was in medical school?
He was the top medical student
enzyme was only effective against only a small number of ____________ bacteria
non-harmful
500 L
what happens when we take a lot of antibiotics?
bacteria starts becoming resistant to it
What type of research was he doing in the World war 1
Wound infections