<span>Penicillium notatum is a fungi. </span>Penicillium<span> is a genus of ascomycetous fungi which has a major importance in the natural environmen. It plays an important role in food and drug production as well. Some members of the said genus produce penicillin, a molecule that is used as an antibiotic. These antibiotics kill or stop the growth of certain </span>kinds<span> of bacteria inside the body.</span>