Question

the first antibiotic was extracted from fungus and it is also refferred as queen of drugs. (a) who discovered this? (b) name the fungal species used​

Answer 1

Answer:

a is Sir Alexander Fleming and b is Penicillium notatum

Answer 2

Answer:

Fleming discovered that a fungus (Penicillium notatum) was producing something that killed Staphylococcus aureus, a dangerous pathogen. Fleming had just discovered an antibiotic, and at first, he called this “mold juice”