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.
According 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.
No, penicillin is an antibiotic derived from penicillinum fungi.
Yes, its penicillium Notatum
fungus
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.
Penicillium is a type of fungi under the phylum Ascomycetes. The discovery of penicillium led to the first antibiotic discovered (penicillin).
Personally I have a lot of respect for Penicillium
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.
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.
Phenotypic adaptation
Choice of antibiotic is based on the type of bacteria found in the geographical area and on laboratory results.
Bacteria and Viruses both produce toxins
Antibiotics can only kill bacteria. Not fungi or viruses.
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.
e. coli
The bacteria are alive and are very smart and can figure out how to resist it.