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No, penicillin is a product excreted by fungi in the family Penicillium.
Medical penicillin is made by growing the fungi then extracting penicillin from the filtered growth medium (removing the fungi and other solids) and purifying the drug.
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∙ 8y agoAccording to Encyclopedia Britannica, Penicillium is a mold that is the source for making the antibiotic penicillin. Numerous articles about the subject can be searched through PubMed.gov as part of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes on Health.
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∙ 11y agoNo, penicillin is an antibiotic derived from penicillinum fungi.
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∙ 12y agoYes, its penicillium Notatum
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Is penicillium a type of fungus that produces a medicine used to kill bacteria?
Penicillium (from Latin penicillus: paintbrush) is a genus of ascomyceteous fungi, Among the fungi beloning to this group is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium. There are many more.
What is pencillium?
Penicillium is a type of fungi under the phylum Ascomycetes. The discovery of penicillium led to the first antibiotic discovered (penicillin).
What is the most popular type of bacteria?
Personally I have a lot of respect for Penicillium
Can you explain collecting methods for antibiotics?
In regards to penicillin type antibiotics, the mold penicillium produces a liquid that contains the antibiotic it uses to fight off competitors when its trying to consolidate a food source. Antibiotics are made by processing this liquid into a solid form.
What bacteria makes the mold in blue cheese?
Penicillium ...Actually, bacteria and mold are two different things. So your question makes no sense. Mold is a type of fungus, a eukaryote. Bacteria are prokaryotes.
Which type of adaptation develops quickly in bacteria that are antibiotic resistant?
Phenotypic adaptation
What is the choice of antibiotic to treat shigellosis based on?
Choice of antibiotic is based on the type of bacteria found in the geographical area and on laboratory results.
What type of microbe produces bacitracin?
Bacteria and Viruses both produce toxins
Which type of microbe can be killed by an antibiotic?
Antibiotics can only kill bacteria. Not fungi or viruses.
What class of antibiotic does penicillin belong to?
It belongs to the "Penicillins" antibiotic category. The Pen Vee (penicillin) is also a name of an antibiotic - but it is also the name of the class.
A type of bacteria that produces many antibiotics?
e. coli
What type of adaptation develops quickly in bacteria that are antibiotic resistant?
The bacteria are alive and are very smart and can figure out how to resist it.
