Penicillium variabile

Penicillium variabile
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Trichocomaceae
Genus: Penicillium
Species: P. variabile
Binomial name
Penicillium variabile
Sopp, O.J. 1912[1]
Type strain
ATCC 10508, CBS 385.48, IMI 040040, NRRL 1048[2]
Synonyms

Talaromyces variabilis[1]

Penicillium variabile is an anamorph species of the genus of Penicillium which has been isolated from permafrost deposits.[1][2][3][4]Penicillium variabile produces rugulovasine A and rugulovasine B[4] This species occurs on wheat, flour, maize, rice, and barley, and it is also very common in indoor environments.[5][6]


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 MycoBank
  2. 1 2 UniProt
  3. ATCC
  4. 1 2 Zhelifonova, V. P.; Antipova, T. V.; Ozerskaia, S. M.; Ivanushkina, N. E.; Kozlovskiĭ, A. G. (2006). "The fungus Penicillium variabile sopp 1912 isolated from permafrost deposits as a producer of rugulovasines". Mikrobiologiia. 75 (6): 742–6. PMID 17205797.
  5. John I. Pitt, Ailsa D. Hocking (2009). Fungi and Food Spoilage. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 0387922075.
  6. Olaf C. G. Adan (2011). Fundamentals of Mold Growth in Indoor Environments and Strategies for Healthy Living. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9086867227.

Further reading


External identifiers for Penicillium variabile
Encyclopedia of Life 187818
Wikisource has the text of the 1921 Collier's Encyclopedia article Penicillium variabile.
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