[[Image: Chloramphenicol.png|thumb|right|250px|The 3D Structure of Chloramphenicol]]
[[Image: Chloramphenicol.png|thumb|right|250px|The 3D Structure of Chloramphenicol]]
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Chloramphenicol orginates from cultures of ''Streptomyces'' and was one of the first antibiotics to be synthetically mass-produced. It is a dichloracetic acid derivative. It's analogues florfenicol and thiamphenicol are discussed at the bottom of the page.