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Which U.S. government department helped locate new penicillin-producing strains?
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USDA
Which foundation funded Florey and Heatley's 1941 visit to the United States?
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Rockefeller Foundation
Which university housed the team that restarted penicillin research in 1939?
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University of Oxford
What short phrase did Fleming reportedly say when he noticed the unusual contaminated culture plate?
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That's funny
What type of bacteria did Fleming find were especially susceptible to penicillin?
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Gram-positive bacteria
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Which foundation funded Florey and Heatley's 1941 visit to the United States?
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Rockefeller Foundation
Which university housed the team that restarted penicillin research in 1939?
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University of Oxford
What type of bacteria did Fleming find were especially susceptible to penicillin?
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Gram-positive bacteria
Which semisynthetic penicillin was introduced to clinical use in 1961?
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ampicillin
What acid was added to make strain Q-176 produce the highly potent penicillin G?
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phenylacetic acid
Which institution used X-rays on NRRL 1951 to create the penicillin-producing strain X-1612?
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Carnegie Institution of Washington
What corn-industry byproduct increased penicillin yield tenfold in Moyer and Heatley's work?
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corn steep liquor
Which woman recovered after receiving penicillin at Yale New Haven Hospital in March 1942?
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Anne Sheafe Miller