Abstract
ORAL administration of antibiotics such as penicillin, streptomycin, aureomycin and chloromycetin is known to stimulate the growth of mammals1 and birds2. So far, no analogous work appears to have been carried out with insects.
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MURTHY, M., SREENIVASAYA, M. Effect of Antibiotics on the Growth of the Silkworm, Bombyx mori L.. Nature 172, 684–685 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172684a0
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