Useful Fungi

Useful Fungi

Yeasts, used in the making of foods and drinks such as bread and beer, are fungi. Several important medicines come from fungi; the antibiotic penicillin is produced by a sac fungus Penicillium notatum which is a common bluish-green mould. A number of industrial processes depend on certain species of fungus. Some water fungi are important in the natural decomposition of sewage. [CH] {FW}