Penicillium sclerotigenum is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium. Described as new to science in 1955, it was first isolated from tubers of Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas) found in Japan.[1] It is also associated with blue mold of yam in Korea.[2] A DNA biosensor method for detecting the fungus in yam has been reported.[3] The anti-insect compound sclerotigenin was reported from the fungus in 1999.[4]
| Penicillium sclerotigenum | |
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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. sclerotigenum
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| Binomial name | |
| Penicillium sclerotigenum T.Yamam. (1955)
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References edit
- ^ Yamamoto W, Yoshitani K, Maeda M (1955). "Studies on the Penicillium and Fusarium rots of Chinese yam and their control". Science Reports of the Hyogo University of Agriculture. 2 (1): 69–79.
- ^ Kim WK, Hwang YS, Yu SH (2008). "Two species of Penicillium associated with blue mold of yam in Korea". Mycobiology. 36 (4): 217–221. doi:10.4489/MYCO.2008.36.4.217. PMC 3755198. PMID 23997629.
- ^ Silva GJ, Andrade CA, Oliveira IS, de Melo CP, Oliveira M (2013). "Impedimetric sensor for toxigenic Penicillium sclerotigenum detection in yam based on magnetite-poly(allylamine hydrochloride) composite". Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 396: 258–263. Bibcode:2013JCIS..396..258S. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2013.01.023. PMID 23465186.
- ^ Joshi BK, Gloer JB, Wicklow DT, Dowd PF (1999). "Sclerotigenin: A new antiinsectan benzodiazepine from the sclerotia of Penicillium sclerotigenum". Journal of Natural Products. 62 (4): 650–652. doi:10.1021/np980511n. PMID 10217735.
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