A recent study has shed light on the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of Penicillium expansum, the fungal culprit behind ...

France holds a great deal of pride in its gastronomy, and the country’s variety of cheeses make up a significant chunk of its ...

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 ...

It is derived from the Penicillium fungus, shown here growing on an agar plate. Many new types of antibiotics were discovered during the 1950s and 1960s, but more recently, this has slowed greatly.

Fleming discovered the Staphylococcus bacterium could not grow near the Penicillium fungus, which had contaminated his petri dish. As an extension of the study of cells and the structure of ...

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!