Penicillium notatum

Japanese: Penicillium notatum(英語表記)Penicilliumnotatum
Penicillium notatum

…[Tsubaki Keisuke]. . .

From [Antibiotics]

…In 1828, A. Fleming accidentally discovered penicillin. A type of mold called Penicillium notatum invaded the agar medium on which staphylococci were cultured, and no staphylococci grew around the mold. However, even when he extracted a substance with strong antibacterial properties and low toxicity from the culture medium of the mold and named it penicillin, he did not think of its use as a medicine. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Penicillium notatum" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【椿 啓介】。。…

【抗生物質】より

…28年A.フレミングが偶然にペニシリンを発見した。ブドウ球菌を培養した寒天培地の上にアオカビの1種Penicillium notatumが入り込み,アオカビが生えたまわりにはブドウ球菌は生えていなかったのである。しかし,アオカビの培養液中から強い抗菌作用で低い毒性の物質を抽出し,それをペニシリンと名づけたときも,医薬品としての応用は考えられなかった。…

※「Penicillium notatum」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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