Chloramphenicol is a synthetic antibiotic isolated from strains ofStreptomyces venezuelae.It is often used for bacterial selection in molecular biology applications at 10-20gmL and as a selection agent for transformed cells containing chloramphenicol reistance genes. Chloramphenicol has been used as a bacteriostatic non potent antibiotic.[1] It has been used for the selectiongrowth of positive bacterial cells.

For R&D use onlynot for drug household or other uses.

Broad spectrum antibiotic obtained from cultures of the soil bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae. It has a broad spectrum of activity against Gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Antibacterial antirickettsial.