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  1. Penicillin (1978 Multimedia, Video)

    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Audiocassette. 19 min.; 38 slides. col. Videocassette. Betamax, VHS. col. 19 min.

    Discusses the discovery of the penicillin-producing fungus, and subsequent development of the various forms of penicillin including the semi-synthetic varieties. Actiona and application are fully described.

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  2. Proteus ('Bacteriaceae’): Restricted Forms As a Result of the Effect of Penicillin (1960 Film)

    Director
    G Poetschke
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows the bizarre appearances taken up by proteus bacteria, naturally and especially with penicillin in the environment. Swollen forms are well shown, as are starforms and other interesting variables. Made...

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  3. Scale Up: Using Penicillin As an Example (1997)

    Producer
    Fiona Jackson
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 18 minutes), £59.00

    As demand for penicillin has increased over the last half century, it has become necessary to look for ways to produce it in increasingly large quantities. Looks at how penicillin works and how, in the...

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  4. Mould, The Myth and the Microbe, The (1991 Video)

    Producer
    David Dugan; Oliver Morse
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the work of Horward Florey and Norman Heatley in the development of penicillin. Includes footage shot by Florey himself showing how penicillin was administered for the first time to soldiers in...

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  5. Action of Antibiotics on Bacteria, The (1957 Film)

    Producer
    Peter Cardew
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A demonstration by phase contrast, time-lapse cinematography of the action on bacteria of penicillin and the broad-spectrum antibiotics.

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  6. Cinemicrography of ‘Proteus Vulgaris’ (1949 Film)

    Director
    R J V Pulvertaft
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Phase-contrast microscopy and time-lapse effects show the action of penicillin in destroying a colony of ‘Proteus’.

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  7. Breaking the Mould (2009)

    Director
    Peter Hoar
    Subject
    History; Medical sciences; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £14.99

    Breaking the Mould tells the story behind the discovery of penicillin and the forgotten people involved. A revealing, poignant and witty character driven account of a scientific miracle. September 1943....

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  8. Streptobacillus Moniliformis: L-Phase (1961 Film)

    Director
    G Poetschke
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows the effects of penicillin on streptobacillus moniliformis. Made from material shot in 1960. An Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film.

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  9. Proteus ('Bacteriaceae’): L-Phase As a Result of the Effect of Penicillin (1960 Film)

    Director
    G Poetschke
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Phase time-lapse microphotography is employed to depict the morphological changes involved in the process. Made from material shot in 1959. An Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film.

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  10. Dorothy Hodgkin (2012)

    Subject
    Chemistry; Women’s studies

    A short podcast looking at the life and career of Dorothy Hodgkin, who discovered the structures of penicillin, insulin, and vitamin B12 through her ground-breaking approach to crystallography. Part of The...

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