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What was the source of the antibiotic penicillin?
blue penicillium mold
What foods contain penicillin?
blue cheese
What drugs or antibiotics are made from fungi?
Penicillin is, because it's actually mold a type of fungi.The blue in blue cheese is mold too,but it's a close relative to the mold in penicillin making it a good mold.
Can you have dairy products with penicillin?
Some cheeses like brie and blue cheese have penicillin
Is penicillin common?
Very, ever eat any blue cheese or have blue cheese dressing on a salad? If so that gave you a very very tiny dose of penicillin.
Does blue cheese dressing have penicillin?
No. Penicillin was originally found on bread mold, not cheese mold. Not that moldy bread will have enough penicilllin to 'cure' anything.
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.
Can you eat feta cheese that has blue mold?
Blue cheese (or bleu cheese) is a cheese that has had Penicillium cultures added so that the final product is spotted or veined with blue-gray or blue-green mold.
Does Roquefort or blue cheese contain probiotics?
yea they do (Roquefort and blue cheese contain probiotics) <><><> No they are tasty bit the penicillin-type mold that makes it blue is not the same as probiotics like the bacteria found in yogurt
Is cheese okay to eat if it doesn't have mold on it?
Mold growth on soft cheese is not considered safe to eat, unless it is intended to be there - as in brie. For hard cheeses - like cheddar and Swiss - conventional wisdom has said that cutting out the cheese within one inch of the visible mold will make the rest of the cheese edible.
What do roquefort cheese camembert cheese and penicillin have in common?
Roquefort contains Penicillium Roqueforti which is what gives it the blue mould veins. Camembert has Penicillium Candidum coating which gives it the white mould exterior. Save
Is penicillin in Blue Cheese?
No. Penicillin was originally found on bread mold, not cheese mold. Not that moldy bread will have enough penicilllin to 'cure' anything.
