The genus Penicillium phylogenetically belongs to Trichocomaceae, with approximately 300 reported species. The majority of these species are saprobic and commonly occur in soil. This paper reports the genome sequence of Penicillium capsulatum strain ATCC 48735, a rare Penicillium species used in paper manufactories and that was recently reported as a human-invasive opportunist.

Upon studying the diversity of fungal endophytes associated with pine trees in Korea, many species of Penicillium were encountered. In this study, we report two species of Penicillium isolated from the needles of Pinus rigida. Based on ID region analysis, cultural and morphological characteristics, the two species were identified as Penicillium fellutanum and P. toxicarium, both of which are ne...

The surface coverage of certain dry fermented sausages such as Italian salami by some species of Penicillium provides their characteristic flavor and other beneficial properties. One of them is the protective effect by means of a uniform film of white mold against undesirable microorganisms. The aim of this work was to identify and to isolate the fungal species present in mature Italian type of...

Ochratoxin A (OTA) producing fungi are members of the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium. Nowadays, there are about 20 species accepted as OTA producers, which are distributed in three phylogenetically related but distinct groups of aspergilli of the subgenus Circumdati and only in two species of the subgenus Penicillium. At the moment, P. verrucosum and P. nordicum are the only OTA producing s...

fungi produce a wide range of secondary metabolites such as antibiotics, toxins, alkaloids, fatty acids, ketones and alcohols during active cell growth. the present study was aimed to identify secondary metabolites from some penicillium species, using gc-ms. many important compounds such as 3-oxoquinuclidine in penicillium jenseii, formamidine in penicillium pusillum, orcinol and 1,3,8-p-mentha...

The aim of this study was to screen 15 essential oils of selected plant species, viz. Lavandula angustifolia, Carum carvi, Pinus mungo var. pulmilio, Mentha piperita, Chamomilla recutita L., Pinus sylvestris, Satureia hortensis L., Origanum vulgare L., Pimpinella anisum, Rosmarinus officinalis L., Salvia officinalis L., Abietis albia etheroleum, Chamomilla recutita L. Rausch, Thymus vulgaris L....

Penicillium is a genus of ascomycetous fungi of major importance in the environment, food and drug production. It produces penicillin, a molecule that is used as an antibiotic, this kills or stops the growth of certain kinds of bacteria inside the body. In the present investigation morphological characterization of Penicillium species was carried out in two different media (PDA and Czapek Dox)....

This study investigated the antifungal effect of polyethylene films coated with potassium sorbate on Penicillium sp. At beginning, we used different concentrations of potassium sorbate in coating the polyethylene films to determine the most effective concentration against Penicillium sp. The concentrations used were (0.0, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5 and 6.0%) and 2.5% was the mi...

lymphadenopathy caused by disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection in a cadaveric renal transplant recipient. Transpl Infect Dis 2004; 6: 28–32. 14 Wu TC, Chan JW, Ng CK, et al. Clinical presentations and outcomes of Penicillium marneffei infections: a series from 1994 to 2004. Hong Kong Med J 2008; 14: 103–109. 15 Sripa C, Mitchai J, Thongsri W, et al. Diagnostic cytology and morphometry o...

BACKGROUND Penicillium marneffei is a dimorphic fungus, endemic in South-east Asia. The fungus causes severe disease in immunocompromised patients such as AIDS. However, no case of immune restoration disease of Penicillium marneffei is reported in literature from a non-endemic area. CASE PRESENTATION We report the first case of Penicillium marneffei and Cytomegalovirus infection manifesting a...