title: René Dubos: unearthing antibiotics.
abstract: In 1939, René Dubos discovered gramicidin-the first clinically tested antibiotic agent. This discovery helped revive the stalled interest in penicillin and launched the era of antibiotics.
authors.forename: Heather L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Van Epps
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000266:history*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000266:history*; D006096:Gramicidin / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009519:New York City
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006096:Gramicidin