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

IT was considered of interest to study the effect of plant-growth substances on the production of penicillin by the mould P. notatum. Several experiments have been carried out using indole-3 ...

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 ...

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

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!

Ancient hominins in northern Spain ate mushrooms, pine nuts, and moss, and may have used Penicillium mold and other natural products to sooth toothache pain. Jef Akst was managing editor of The ...

Since its initial use in cheesemaking in 1898, the strain has been cloned repeatedly to maintain consistency in taste and ...

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 ...

It is derived from Penicillium fungus, shown here growing on an agar plate. Some antibiotics are kept in reserve as a last resort – when others fail. But some bacteria are now becoming resistant ...