NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Penicillin is an antibiotic which is commonly used for the treatment of various bacterial diseases. These are called as lactam antibiotics . This is obtained from Penicillium chrysogenum.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some of the fungi most frequently isolated from fermented and cured meat products such as Penicillium chrysogenum and Penicillium nalgiovense are known penicillin producers; the latter has been shown to be able to produce penicillin when growing on the surface of meat products and secrete it to the medium.

Detailed explanation-3: -From 1945–1955 the development of penicillin, which is produced by a fungus, along with streptomycin, chloramphenicol, and tetracycline, which are produced by soil bacteria, ushered in the antibiotic age (Figure 1).

Detailed explanation-4: -Penicillin, derived from the Penicillium fungi, became the first mass-produced antibiotic in the 1940s. Antibiotics have since saved millions of lives, but their efficacy against bacterial infections is waning, due to rampant overuse leading to potentially catastrophic antimicrobial resistance.