A) Agaricus
B) Saccharomyces
C) Penicillium
D) Cercospora
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
Many fungi secrete antibiotics. The first antibiotic penecillin was discovered by Alexander Flemming in 1929 from Penicillium notatum. Now penicillin is also extracted from P. chrysogenum. The species of Saccharomyces (S. Cerevisiae) is used in making bread and alcoholic fermentation. Agaricus (mushroom) is edible fungi. Mushrooms are tasty and are of high nutritive value. They contain about 51% proteins, nicotinic acid, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B, C, K, and minerals.
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