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

“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 ...

found the depressed group had less diversity of fungi, with higher levels of Candida and less Penicillium in particular. ‘It’s hard to unravel cause versus consequence in situations like this ...

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!