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Name the scientists who were credited for showing the role of Penicillin as an antibiotic.

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Alexander Fleming, Ernst Chain and Howard Florey are the scientists who were credited for showing the role of Penicillin as an antibiotic.

Penicillin was initially discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming for his studies on Staphylococci microbes. However, its efficacy as a robust antibiotic was later elucidated through the rigorous research conducted by Ernst Boris Chain and Howard Walter Florey. The complete utilization of penicillin transpired during the critical period of World War II, where it served as a key therapeutic agent for the treatment of combat-related infections among American military personnel. In the year 1945, Fleming, Chain, and Florey were bestowed with the prestigious Nobel Prize.

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