Q. Identify from the following examples, a fungus, which is of medicinal importance
A) $Agaricus$
B) $Saccharomyces$
C) $Penicillium$
D) $Cercospora$
Explanation
Many fungi secrete antibiotics. The first antibiotic penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1929 from $Penicillium\ notatum$. Now, penicillin is also extracted from $P.chrysogenum$.
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