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Penicillium notatum

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Penicillium notatum
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Fungi
Phylum:Ascomycota
Class:Euascomycetes
Order:Eurotiales
Family:Trichomaceae
Genus:Penicillium
Species:notatum
Binomial name
Penicillium notatum

Penicillium notatum is the fungi from which originates the well-known antibiotic penicillin, discovered by chance by Alexander Fleming in 1928.


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