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write a few lines about penicillium fungi

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Penicillium (/ˌpɛnɪˈsɪliəm/) ascomycetousfungi are of major importance in the natural environment as well as food and drug production.

PenicilliumPenicillium sp.Scientific classificationKingdom:FungiDivision:AscomycotaClass:EurotiomycetesOrder:EurotialesFamily:TrichocomaceaeGenus:Penicillium
Link (1809)Type speciesPenicillium expansum
Link (1809)Species

over 300
List of Penicillium species

Synonyms[1]

Floccaria Grev. (1827)
Aspergilloides Dierckx (1901)
Walzia Sorokin (1871)
Pritzeliella Henn. (1903)

Some members of the genus produce penicillin, a molecule that is used as an antibiotic, which kills or stops the growth of certain kinds of bacteria. Other species are used in cheesemaking. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains over 300 species.[2]
A fungus is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate from the other eukaryotic life kingdoms of plants and animals
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