title: Sir Alexander Fleming: Scottish researcher who discovered penicillin.
abstract: The discovery and development of penicillin changed the entire direction of approaches to treating infectious diseases and saved the lives of millions of people. Indeed, the development of penicillin was a watershed event in the battle against infectious diseases, and the individual who discovered it, Sir Alexander Fleming, remains a prominent individual in the annals of medical history. This article focuses primarily on the personal life of Alexander Fleming, an individual who had a remarkable diversity of interests and who made many contributions to science and medicine.
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: B Lee
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Ligon
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009613:Nobel Prize; D010406:Penicillins / Q000266:history* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012606:Scotland
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins