everyday science MCQ #890

Penicillins are made by a fungus called:

everyday science MCQ #890

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Penicillins are made by a fungus called:

    • A) Penicillium
    • B) Manlosporium
    • C) Streptomyces
    • D) Bt-gene

    Answer: Penicillium

    Explanation: Penicillin is derived from the mold Penicillium notatum (now P. chrysogenum), discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928 when the mold contaminated and killed bacterial cultures.