NEET Biology question

Identify from the following examples, a fungus, which is of medicinal importance

(A)Agaricus
(B)Saccharomyces
(C)PenicilliumCorrect
(D)Cercospora

Answer: (C)

Solution

*Penicillium* is of major medicinal importance as the source of the antibiotic penicillin, discovered by Alexander Fleming. *Agaricus* is an edible mushroom,

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