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A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | Copyright

antibiotics Substances produced by living organisms which inhibit the growth of other organisms. The first antibiotic to be discovered was penicillin, which is produced by the mould Penicillium notatum and inhibits the growth of sensitive bacteria. Many antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections in human beings and animals; different compounds affect different bacteria. Small amounts of antibiotics may be added to animal feed (a few grams/tonne), resulting in improved growth, possibly by controlling mild infections or changing the population of intestinal bacteria and so altering the digestion and absorption of food, but their use as growth promoters is banned in the EU.

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