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A compound such as cephalothin that is made by a species of mold and is able to kill or inhibit a number of different bacteria is correctly referred to as:
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A compound such as cephalothin that is made by a species of mold and is able to kill or inhibit a number of different bacteria is correctly referred to as:

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Antimicrobial agent

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Antimicrobial agents are agents that helps fight against microorganism. The couple occur in natural or synthetic form.

Antibiotics are synthesis from natural source such as mold, bacteria to fight against various diseases.

Cephalothin produce by mold is an example of a natural antimicrobial that is produce by mold to kill microorganism causing various illnesses it could be further process into a synthetic antimicrobial agent and can be used as antibiotics.

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