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Bread mold. Various members of the mould species produce penicillium
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoYes, at the starting phase. Penicillin is an antibiotic. However it is produced by Penicillium chrysogenum which is both a mold and a fungus since mold is a type of fungi.
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∙ 14y agoThe green-blue mould is Penicillium
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∙ 13y agoThe 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
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∙ 13y agoBecause this particular mold has a substance that can break the cross linking in bacterial cell walls and thus killing them.
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∙ 11y agoNo
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How do you turn bread mold in penicillin?
Bread mold does not turn into penicillin. Bread mold makes penicillin as aby-product of its metabolic processes. Penicillin is manufactured by growing bread mould in a nutrient and stripping off the produced penicillin in the same manner that alcohol is made by yeast and the alcohol recovered.
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 are the molds that grow on bread?
penicillin is the most common mold to grow on bread
Penicillin is isolated from?
Penicillin is obtained from the Penicillium notatum mold.
Was Penicillin derived from oranges or bread?
pennicylin is derived from mold
Why is bread mold harmful to us?
Bread mold is harmful because of the mycotoxins that may be present in the spores of the mold. This type of mold when processed can also be helpful as it is used to produce penicillin.
What difficulty did Alexander Fleming which caused him to stop working on penicillin?
Fleming had found penicillin in bread mold in the year 1928. He squeezed the mold 'juice' out of the bread mold, but it spoiled, even in the refrigerator before he could do anything with it. He was unable to prove that penicillin was an antibiotic, and finally gave up in the year 1934. Others later figured out how to isolate penicillin and make it into a medical form.
Which bread does penicillin grow on?
Penicillin was discovered as a product of the mold Penicillium notatum. This mold is generally found on the skin of oranges and lemons and Alexander Fleming was eating an orange and plating bacteria at the same time. Some mold contaminated the culture dish and when it was incubated, zones of inhibition appeared around the mold colonies. This was investigated and penicillin was discovered! This mold is also commonly found on stale bread.
Why is mold helpful?
Well some molds can create types of medicine like penicillin. That type of medicine is made from the mold on bread.
Who invented pencilline?
Nobody invented penicillin, since it is derived from the mold on bread. Alexander Fleming discovered the medical usage of penicillin in 1928.
Why was penicillian invented?
Penicillin was actually an accidental discovery. In 1928, Dr. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in the mold on bread. He was amazed at its antibiotic quality.
What sickness do you get from bread mold?
Bread tends to form two different common molds, black mold (Aspergillus niger) and green mold (Pennicilium notatum - from which Penicillin is derived). As far as I know, neither of these molds is particularly harmful to humans.
