Question

Penicillium is economically important because it

• A. Spoils food material
• B. Used in preparation
• C. Cause pathogenic diseases
• D. Provides antibiotic drugs

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

• The drug penicillin was discovered in the year 1928 when the presence of antibiotic were not known and the number of death caused by wound or blood infection was very high.
• The discovery of penicillin was very important medically and economically at that time.
• Still many strain of the genus Penicillium are used for the production of the antibiotic, which is economically very important in the medical market.
• So, the correct answer is 'Provides antibiotic drugs'