Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium, a fungi.
Because penicillin is made out of the fungus ascomycetes.
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No, it did come from a fungus (mushroom). There is no penicillin in snakes.
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No. Penicillin only kills bacteria.
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A fungus used to make an antibiotic is Penicillium.
Penicillin is a protean made from a FUNGUS, not a bacteria. The strain of fungus used in modern day industrial production is Penicillium chrysogenum.