Question

Match Column I containing names of antibiotics with Column II containing their microbial sources.

Column I (Names of antibiotics)	Column II (Microbial source)
(A) Chloromycetin	(I) Penicillium griseofulvum
(B) Erythromycin	(II) Streptomyces aureofaciens
(C) Griseofulvin	(III) Streptomyces venezuelae
(D) Terramycin	(IV) Streptomyces erythreus

Choose the correct option

• A. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
• B. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
• C. A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
• D. A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II

Hint:

Recall the organism that produces each of chloromycetin, erythromycin, griseofulvin and terramycin.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understanding the Concept
Many antibiotics come from Streptomyces species, while griseofulvin comes from a mould.

Step 2: Match
Chloromycetin comes from Streptomyces venezuelae (III).
Erythromycin comes from Streptomyces erythreus (IV).
Griseofulvin comes from Penicillium griseofulvum (I).
Terramycin is paired with Streptomyces aureofaciens (II).

Step 3: Write the pairs
A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II.

Final Answer:
The correct matching is A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II. \[ \boxed{\text{(A) }\text{A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II}} \]