Penicillium crustosum
Penicillium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Eurotiales |
Family: | Trichocomaceae |
Genus: | Penicillium |
Species: | P. crustosum |
Binomial name | |
Penicillium crustosum Thom (1930) | |
Synonyms | |
Penicillium expansum var. crustosum,[1] |
Penicillium crustosum is a species of Penicillium, within the phylum Ascomycota.
- This is the most complex penicillium.
- The end of each conidiophore has clusters of 2 or more branches (rami), each supporting a cluster of conideogenous cells called phialides.
- It can tolerate low temperatures (psychrophile); as well as low H2O (axenic).
- It produces a neurotoxin called penitrem A.
References
- C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell et al., Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN 0-471-52229-5
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