Question

Penicillin antibiotic is obtained from ___________.
1. fungi
2. algae
3. bacteria
4. blue-green algae
5. None of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : fungi

Explanation:

• Antibiotics are the medicines used to kill or weaken bacteria and also protozoa to some extent.
• Antibiotics can be natural, semi-synthetic, or synthetic.
• Penicillin in 1928 by Alexander Fleming was obtained from Penicillium Notatum.
• These are a group of antibacterial drugs obtained from Penicillium fungi.
• Penicillin fights the bacteria by attacking the cell wall forming substances (peptidoglycans).
• Anne Miller was the first patient who got treated using penicillin in 1942.

So penicillin is obtained from fungi.