alleryPenicillin was named after which mould?
ARhizopus stolonis
BPenicillium notatum
CAspergillus niger
DTrichoderma viride
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Penicillium notatum
1. Fleming saw the mould killing bacteria on his plate.
2. The drug took its name directly from the organism.
3. That mould was Penicillium notatum.
4. So the answer is Penicillium notatum.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 8 'Microbes in Human Welfare'_
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