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How is penicillin a useful fungi?

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It's name is Penicillium Fungi and it has lots of species form Tricochomaceae family.

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Fungi and penicillin are related because of this: Alexander Femming, a messy scientist, discovered that penicillium mold helps prevent disease from forming.

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Bcause your mom said so

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Yes.

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Do viruses infect fungi?

Yes. Mycoviruses are viruses that infect certain fungi including mushrooms/toadstools, moulds like penicillin, and mycorrhizae. They can therefore affect production of edible mushrooms, penicillin and plants that benefit from useful symbiotic relationships with mycorrhizal fungi on their roots.


What types of fungi are harmful and what types are useful?

Fungi is definitely more useful than it is harmful. Yeast (which IS fungi) is used to convert sugar to alcohol in the making of beer and wine. Fungi is even used to make penicillin. Also club fungi is good for you too. The fungi that are bad for you can be Jockitch, Tiena, Candida, and ugaa


What medication is made out of fungi?

penicillin


What kingdom makes penicillin?

Fungi


Was penicillin discovered in mold?

No it is not. Penicillin is grown from mold (Penicillum fungi).


Can all fungi be used to extract penicillin?

No


What antibiotics are obtained from fungi?

penicillin


How how is fungi useful?

Fungi is useful to use in the making of foods and drinks such as bread and beer, are fungi.


What are some examples of fungi with scientific names?

Some examples of fungi with scientific names include: Agaricus bisporus (button mushroom) Penicillium chrysogenum (used to produce penicillin) Aspergillus niger (common mold) Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast)


What is used to make penicillin?

The fungi is called.... uhhh..... well, I'm pretty sure that its a fungi that helps make penicillin. This fungi can also be called "fungus" in singular form. :P you probably love my answer :D


Name two useful fungi and state how are they useful to man?

one useful fungi is mushroom......


Is penicillin a mold or a fungus?

Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium, a fungi.