Penicillium aethiopicum is a fungus species of the genus of Penicillium.[3] Penicillium aethiopicum produces viridicatumtoxin and griseofulvin, two structurally interesting polyketides.[4][5]
| Penicillium aethiopicum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Penicillium |
| Species: | P. aethiopicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Penicillium aethiopicum Frisvad, J.C.; Filtenborg, O. 1989[1]
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| Type strain | |
| BCRC 32957, CBS 484.84, CCRC 32957, ETH 11, FRR 2942, IBT 21501, IBT 5903, IMI 285524[2] | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ MycoBank
- ^ Straininfo of Penicillium aethiopicum
- ^ Taxonomy Browser
- ^ Chooi, Y. H.; Cacho, R.; Tang, Y. (2010). "Identification of the Viridicatumtoxin and Griseofulvin Gene Clusters from Penicillium aethiopicum". Chemistry & Biology. 17 (5): 483–494. doi:10.1016/j.chembiol.2010.03.015. PMC 2884005. PMID 20534346.
- ^ John I. Pitt Ailsa D. Hocking (5 August 2009). Fungi and Food Spoilage (3 ed.). Springer. ISBN 0387922067.
Further reading edit
- Polyphasic Taxonomy of subgenus penicillium J.C. Frisvad & R. A. Samson
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