Identify from the following examples, a fungus which is of medicinal importance?

Agaricus

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Saccharomyces

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Penicillium

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Cercospora

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Solution

The correct option is C Penicillium
Penicillin, a molecule that is used as an antibiotic, which kills or stops the growth of certain kinds of bacteria inside the body. It is produced by the fungus Penicillium. It is a genus of ascomycetous fungi of major importance in the natural environment as well as food and drug production.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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