Antibiotic Production Impact Factor

 Antibiotics are produced industrially by a process of fermentation, where the source microorganism is grown in large containers (100,000 – 150,000 liters or more) containing a liquid growth medium. Once the process is complete, the antibiotic must be extracted and purified to a crystalline product. But like other manufacturing operations, drug plants have been moving to Asia because labor, construction, regulatory and environmental costs are lower there. The critical ingredients for most antibiotics are now made almost exclusively in China and India. In total it takes around 10 to 20 years from discovery to medicine. Antibiotics are chemicals that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria and are used to treat bacterial infections. They are produced in nature by soil bacteria and fungi.

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