Abelardo Aguilar
Abelardo Aguilar was a Filipino doctor from Iloilo, Philippines who worked as a medical representative for Eli Lilly and Company.
Discovery of erythromycin
In 1949, Aguilar was testing soil samples from his backyard and had discovered a method to formulate erythromycin.Saccharopolyspora erythraea, a strain of bacteria was isolated and lead to his discovery and to the development of Erythromycin, an antibiotic used today.
Aguilar discovered a method to formulate Erythromycin while testing soil samples from his backyard
Dr. Abelardo Aguilar isolated a strain of bacteria which lead to the development of erythromycin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic used to treat and prevent a wide range of infections.
Eli Lilly and Company marketed erythromycin under the brand name Ilosone. Aguilar received no credit or compensation for his discovery.