M0014736: Culture plate on which the action of penicillin was first observed

Previous title, replaced October 2021: Culture plate : A. Fleming - penicillin

Reproduction of a photograph published in Fleming, Alexander: Penicillin, its practical application, London : Butterworth, 1946

June 1956

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.