For many people, a bloom of mold symbolizes failure. But this small medallion of mold, its two dots of Penicillium notatum ...

“Fungi are absolutely remarkable chemists ... Fleming accidentally discovered penicillin — from a fungus called Penicillium — that we used to combat bacterial epidemics that kept sweeping ...

The human race ignored the green mould on bread for thousands of years until Alexander Fleming realised this genus of fungus, Penicillium, could be used as an antibiotic, which has since saved ...

GERMINATION of fungal spores is characterized physiologically ... of different physiological agents on the ability of spores of Penicillium roqueforti to oxidize octanoic acid and hence provides ...

The most common genera of mold fungi identified in air samples are Penicillium, Cladosporium, and Aspergillus. Others that are frequently reported include Alternaria, Stachybotrys, Aureobasidium, ...

This individual was eating poplar, a source of aspirin, and had also consumed moulded vegetation including Penicillium fungus, source of a natural antibiotic. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Its beautiful marbled interior is given by Penicillium roqueforti, a fungus/mold that is used to ripen the cheese. And this is why, in fact, blue cheese is called so. We visited Caseificio Si ...

The solution might come from an unexpected quarter – Nottingham, where a fungal biology start-up ... in one of the fading strains – Penicillium roqueforti, which is essential not just in ...