Question

What are the three medically important Fungi?

Answer 1

Fungi:

1. Fungi is a eukaryotic organism, that sustains on dead and decaying matter.
2. The antibiotics are naturally produced by fungi.

The medically important fungi include:

1. Penicillium chrysogenum: Produces an antibiotic Penicillin used in bacterial infection
2. Tolypocladium inflatum: Produces Cyclosporine A compound used in organ transplants
3. Aspergillus terreus: Used in the production of lovastatin drug which helps lowers cholesterol.