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Yes, Neomycin is a broad spectrum antibiotic.It belongs to aminoglycoside group of antibiotics, acting at 30's sub unit of ribosome to inhibit protein synthesis.It is highly effective against wide variety of gram-negative bacteria and also covers some gram-positive bacteria.It is derived from a fungus namely streptomyces fradiae.

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