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The theories of Ehrlich and Fleming informed the work of Selman Waksman, whose research on soil microbiology ultimately lead to the discovery of streptomycin, an antibiotic to treat tuberculosis. Waksman (nee Zolman Abraham Waksman) was born to Jewish parents in Priluka (Ukraine) in 1888 and studied biology in Odessa before coming to the United ...
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Apr 27, 2022 · Streptomycin has been referred to as the “wonder drug” due to the transformative effect it had on the prognosis of patients suffering from tuberculosis when it was first discovered. It spurred the discovery and invention of antibiotic drugs within the category know as aminoglycosides.
Streptomycin was discovered by American biochemists Selman Waksman, Albert Schatz, and Elizabeth Bugie in 1943. The drug acts by interfering with the ability of a microorganism to synthesize certain vital proteins. It was the first antimicrobial agent developed after penicillin and the first antibiotic effective in treating tuberculosis.
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Jul 20, 2023 · The discovery of natural product antibiotics peaks in the mid-1950s – including streptomycin, cephalosporins, tetracyclines, vancomycin and methicillin. Most of the antibiotics discovered in this ‘golden age’ – 1944 to 1966 – are still in use, but their effectiveness has been eroded by antimicrobial resistance.
Streptomycin was first isolated on October 19, 1943, by Albert Schatz, a PhD student in the laboratory of Selman Abraham Waksman at Rutgers University in a research project funded by Merck and Co. [20] [21] Waksman and his laboratory staff discovered several antibiotics, including actinomycin, clavacin, streptothricin, streptomycin, grisein, ...
Oct 19, 2010 · Tony Long. Oct 19, 2010 7:00 AM. Oct. 19, 1943: A Wonderful Discovery, and a Helluva Row. 1943: A biochemistry grad student discovers streptomycin, a synthetic antibiotic used to treat...
In 1944 Bugie, Waksman and Albert Schatz identified streptomycin in cultures of soil organisms, an antibiotic which was found to be active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
