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Penicillium: The Fungus That Saved Millions and Now Faces Its Own Crisis

Penicillium: The Fungus That Saved Millions and Now Faces Its Own Crisis

Microbe of the Year 2026: Penicillium Saved Millions and Now Faces Its Own Crisis

Penicillium has been named Microbe of the Year 2026, recognising its role in producing antibiotics that have saved millions of lives since 1928. Industrial strains now produce hundreds of thousands of times more penicillin than the original discovery, with global production reaching 50,000 tonnes annually

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