fungi is source of food
Fungi are important both as a source of food and in the preparation of food. Edible fungi include mushrooms, truffles, and morels. Cheeses such as Gorgonzola, Roquefort, Stilton, and bleu have fungal colonies that give theses cheeses their distinctive flavors.any antibiotics, such as penicillin, are also produced by fungi. Fungi also are important crop parasites, causing loss of food plants, spoilage of food and some infectious diseases. The 1972 U.S. corn crop was almost completely eradicated by a fungus.