Question

Name the fungus which are treated by antibiotics.

Answer 1

• Amphotericin-b is an antibiotic obtained from the bacteria Streptomyces nodosus and it is used against the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum that causes the disease histoplasmosis.
• Polymyxin-B is used against fungal infections caused by Aspergillus and the Mucorales. It is derived from the bacterium Bacillus polymyxa.
• Trichomycin eliminating yeastlike fungi from the vaginal flora of pregnant women. It is derived from Streptomyces sp.