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Penicillium
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Penicillium () is a genus of ascomycetous fungi that is part of the mycobiome of many species and is of major importance in the natural environment, in food spoilage, and in food and drug production.
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Penicillium is a genus of fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. It belongs to the class Eurotiomycetes and the order Eurotiales. The family classification includes Trichocomaceae and Aspergillaceae. The taxon was described by Link in 1809 and holds an accepted status. Its common names include 青霉属 and アオカビ属.
This organism is the source of penicillin. It inhabits marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Records of Penicillium have been documented in Mexico, with specimens held by institutions such as FESI-UNAM. The genus has been the subject of 19,228 PubMed entries and 27,652,457 occurrence records.
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Species
アオカビ属
Ascomycota
PHYLUM
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassEurotiomycetes
- OrderEurotiales
- FamilyTrichocomaceae
Pinselschimmel (Penicillium) (lateinisch penicillus ‚Pinsel‘) ist eine Gattung von Schlauchpilzen aus der Familie der Trichocomaceae. Die Pilze werden als Pinselschimmel bezeichnet, weil ihre Konidienträger mitsamt den Konidien wie Pinsel aussehen. Arten dieser Gattung haben bei der Erzeugung sowohl von Penicillin als auch von Lebensmitteln wie Schimmelkäse eine Bedeutung.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 464
- With media
- 58
- Family
- Aspergillaceae
- Collections
- FESI-UNAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Research
19,228 papers- Penicillium Species and Their Associated Mycotoxins.ReviewMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2017Perrone G, Susca ADOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6707-0_5
- Penicillium.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2004Weber RWDOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)61386-5
- [The domestication of Penicillium cheese fungi].ReviewComptes rendus biologies · 2020Ropars J, Caron T, Lo YC et al.DOI: 10.5802/crbiol.15
- [Penicillium toxins].ReviewMikrobiolohichnyi zhurnal · 1974Kharchenko SN
- Penicillium roqueforti: a multifunctional cell factory of high value-added molecules.ReviewJournal of applied microbiology · 2015Mioso R, Toledo Marante FJ, Herrera Bravo de Laguna IDOI: 10.1111/jam.12706
- [The genus Penicillium: Ecology, secondary metabolites and biotechnological applications].ReviewBiologie aujourd'hui · 2025Chemmam DA, Bourzama G, Chemmam MDOI: 10.1051/jbio/2025007
- Penicillium spp.: prolific producer for harnessing cytotoxic secondary metabolites.ReviewAnti-cancer drugs · 2017Koul M, Singh SDOI: 10.1097/CAD.0000000000000423
- Penicillium molds impact the transcriptome and evolution of the cheese bacterium Staphylococcus equorum.mSphere · 2023Ye R, Tomo C, Chan N et al.DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00047-23
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Etymology
- Characteristics
- Ecology
- Economic value
- Reproduction
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Penicillium () is a genus of ascomycetous fungi that is part of the mycobiome of many species and is of major importance in the natural environment, in food spoilage, and in food and drug production.
Some members of the genus produce penicillin, a molecule that is used as an antibiotic, which kills or stops the growth of certain kinds of bacteria. Other species are used in cheesemaking. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains over 300 species.
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