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What is the name of the mould that inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus bacteria in Fleming's lab?

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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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