Question

Select all that apply.

Which fungi are used in medicine?
yeast
penicillium
aspergillus
Rhizopus stolonifera

(can be more then one)

Answer 1

The answers are yeast and penicillium.

Some yeasts are used in medicine, for example, some Saccharomyces species, Candida species, etc. They are used for the production of some amino acids, vitamins (C, B2), some proteins (insulin). Penicillium is used for production of antibiotics.