BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
KINGDOM FUNGI
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Some produce antibiotics that will kill bacterial infections.
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Some types of bread molds are used to make cortisone which treats rashes
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Yeast help to make viral proteins for the production of vaccines.
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These are all examples of ways fungi are beneficial medically.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Penicillin, which fights bacterial infection, is released by strains of the mould Penicillium. Other medicine that come from fungi include cyclosporine from Tolypocladium inflatum (enables organ transplants) and lovastatin from Aspergillus terreus (lowers cholesterol).
Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of medically important dimorphic fungi include Blastomyces dermatitidis (hyphae and yeast cells) and Coccidioides immitis (hyphae and spherules).
Detailed explanation-3: -Mushrooms figure prominently in the human diet. Morels, shiitake mushrooms, chanterelles, and truffles are considered delicacies ([link]). The humble meadow mushroom, Agaricus campestris, appears in many dishes. Molds of the genus Penicillium ripen many cheeses.