The first antibiotic, penicillin, was originally discovered from which fungus?
Penicillium notatum
In 1928, Alexander Fleming observed that a mould contaminating one of his bacterial culture plates was killing the surrounding bacteria.
This mould was identified as the fungus Penicillium notatum, and the antibacterial substance it produced was named penicillin, marking the discovery of the first antibiotic.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a yeast used in fermentation, Aspergillus niger is used industrially for citric acid production, and Rhizopus stolonifer is a common bread mould, none of which are the source of penicillin.
Therefore, penicillin was originally discovered from the fungus Penicillium notatum.
Important Questions from Invention and Discoveries
Who explained the structure and reproductive system of algae in 1935?
In which year did E Gorter and F Grendel make a breakthrough by examining the surface area of lipids and concluded that the lipid surface surrounding cells must be of two layers?
The scientific study of different aspects of plants is called ________.
________ is the study of the size, territorial distribution and composition of population and how population changes over time due to births, deaths, migration and ageing.
AG Tansley put forward the concept of ______ in 1935.
