# Penicillin
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**Penicillin** is an [[antibiotics|antibiotic]] that is effective against staphylococci and streptococci. It's a [[pharmacology|prototype drug]] and so there are a lot of other -cillins out there that are all similiar.
**Ampicillin** is a penicillin that you see a lot too.
>[!person] Alexander Felmming
>**Alexander Flemming** was a Scottish bacteriologist that discovered peniciliin's antibacterial properties (somewhat on accident) and kicked off the antibiotic revolution.
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