penicillin: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: National Museum of Australia - Penicillin. Apr 24, 2026
Invalidated site: PBS - A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries - Alexander Fleming. Apr 24, 2026
Add new Web site: DermNet - Penicillin. Nov 07, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Alexander Fleming (1881–1955): Discoverer of penicillin. Sep 26, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Sir Alexander Fleming: Scottish researcher who discovered penicillin (PDF). Jul 10, 2025
Add new Web site: WebMD - Penicillin - Uses, Side Effects, and More. Feb 15, 2025
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - How Alexander Fleming Discovered Penicillin. Dec 20, 2024
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Penicillin. Sep 13, 2024
Add new Web site: MSD Manual - Professional Version - Penicillins. May 09, 2024
Add new Web site: Healthdirect - Penicillin. Mar 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Utah State University - Department of Biology - Intermountain Herbarium - Penicillin: The First Miracle Drug. Aug 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology - A review of penicillin binding protein and group A Streptococcus with reduced-β-lactam susceptibility. May 20, 2023
Add new Web site: American Chemical Society - Alexander Fleming Discovery and Development of Penicillin. May 12, 2023
Add new Web site: MedicineNet - Penicillin. Apr 04, 2023
Link added. Jan 12, 2023
Add new Web site: PBS NewsHour - The real story behind penicillin. Jan 05, 2023
Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - Penicillins. Oct 21, 2022
Add new Web site: Academia - Before She Was a Virgin...": Doris Day and the Decline of Female Film Comedy in the 1950s and 1960s. Aug 18, 2022
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - What to know about Penicillins? Apr 03, 2022
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Penicillin. Apr 03, 2022
Removed media. Dec 14, 2021
Add new Web site: LiveScience - What is penicillin, and how was it discovered? Jan 30, 2019
Add new Web site: Biochemical Society - Biochemist e-volution - Norman Heatley: the forgotten man of penicillin. Oct 31, 2018
Added a photo showing a skin rash caused by hypersensitivity to penicillin. Jan 26, 2017
Added information on natural penicillins and penicillinase-resistant penicillins. Jan 26, 2017
Add new Web site: Chemical Heritage Foundation - Biography of Alexander Fleming. Nov 18, 2016
Add new Web site: Chemical Heritage Foundation - Biography of Jonas Salk and Albert Bruce Sabin. Nov 18, 2016
media added. Feb 23, 2016
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Penicillin. Apr 23, 2014
Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Penicillin. Apr 23, 2014
Add new Web site: Drugs.com - Penicillin. Mar 21, 2014
Media added. Jun 08, 2009
New illustration added. Jan 21, 2009
Added new Web site: Cells alive! - How Penicillin Kills Bacteria. Apr 03, 2008
Added new Web site: The History learning Site- Alexander Fleming and Penicillin. Apr 03, 2008
Added new Web site: Illinois Periodicals Online - Penicillin. Apr 03, 2008
Added new Web site: Kennesaw State University - Penicillin. Apr 03, 2008
Added new Web site: Elmhurst College - Penicillin. Apr 03, 2008
Added new Web site: MedlinePlus - Penicillin V Potassium Oral. Apr 03, 2008
Added new Web site: Utah State University - Penicillin. Apr 03, 2008
Added new Web site: University of Hawaii - Penicillin. Apr 02, 2008
Added new Web site: PBS - A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries - Alexander Fleming. Dec 05, 2006
Added new Web site: PBS - A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries - Alexander Fleming. Dec 05, 2006
Article revised. Jul 16, 2004
Article revised. Apr 07, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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