write short note on useful fungi
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Some fungi are very useful to us such as:-
- To enhance the fertility of the soil - The fungi decompose moist residues of leaves, dead wood, animal dung and other rotten organic substances into another which act like manures and thus soil becomes fertile.
- As a food - There are many fungi which are used as a food such as Mushroom.
- In nitrogen fixation - The fungi like Rodoturela does the process of nitrogen fixation and hence, enhance the fertility of soil.
- As a medicine - In the fungi there are various types of antibiotics which are used in making medicines like streptomycin, neomycin etc.
- In making chemicals - By the use of fungi various types of acids and chemical substances are prepared such as the fungi Aspergillus gallomyces and Penicillium glucum are used in preparation of Gallic acid.
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