Penicillium notatum
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Penicillium notatum is the fungus from which originates the well-known antibiotic penicillin, discovered first in 1896 by French physician Ernest Duchesne, forgotten, and then rediscovered by chance by Alexander Fleming in 1928. It belongs to the deuteromycetes family, and has no known sexual state.Template:Fungi-stub es:Penicillium notatum pt:Penicillium