is a mould that inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus bacteria in Fleming's lab.

Cladosporium

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Aspergillus

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Penicillium

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Solution

The correct option is C Penicillium
Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic pencillin, which is extracted from a mould Penicillium. Penicillin inhibits the growth of bacteria by blocking the biochemical pathway responsible for the synthesis of the cell wall.

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Alexander Fleming discovered ___________ which suppressed the growth of many bacteria.

Assertion: While working on Staphylococci, Alexander Fleming observed that Penicillium notatum inhibits the growing of bacteria.

Reason: The inhibiting chemical was commercially extracted and its full potential was established by Alexander Fleming

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