Antibiotics are extracted from bacteria and fungi. They stop the growth of microorganisms and cure diseases.

Give any two antibiotics obtained from fungi.

An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial drug used in the treatment and prevention of microbial infections. They either kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms. Antibiotics are secondary metabolites produces by most bacteria and fungi as a defensive response. They inhibit the growth of microorganisms by hindering certain events such as DNA replication, synthesis of the cell wall and protein formation.

Antibiotic penicillin is obtained from Penicillium notatum.

Antibiotic griseofulvin is obtained from Penicillium griseofulvum.