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Epic card · Science
Penicillin, an Epic card
Penicillins are a group of β-lactam antibiotics originally obtained from Penicillium moulds, principally P. chrysogenum and P. rubens.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 175
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 530,000
Power 175 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Penicillin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Penicillin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Eight species of ______, in the section Chrysogena, produce penicillins.
Answer
Penicillium. Eight species of Penicillium, in the section Chrysogena, produce penicillins. From the Penicillin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Black Death. Black Death 89 · Penicillin 85 · Flat Earth 82 · Printing press 79 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Black Death. Black Death 2,100,000 · Flat Earth 850,000 · Penicillin 530,000 · History of modern Greece 31,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Eight species of Penicillium, in the section Chrysogena, produce penicillins.
- Most penicillins in clinical use are synthesised by P. chrysogenum using deep tank fermentation and then purified.
- A number of natural penicillins have been discovered, but only two purified compounds are in clinical use: penicillin G and penicillin V.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Penicillin article was read about 530,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Penicillin
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Penicillin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Yikrazuul, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
