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...

Nine oxylipin mimics were designed and synthesized starting from d-mannose. Their antifungal activity against three citrus postharvest pathogens was evaluated by spore germination assay. The results indicated that all the compounds significantly inhibited the growth of Penicillium digitatum, Penicillium italicum and Aspergillus niger. The compound (3Z,6Z,8S,9R,10R)-octadeca-3,6-diene-8,9,10-tri...

Penicillium brocae is a new monoverticillate species isolated from coffee berry borers collected at coffee plantations in Mexico near Cacahoatán, Chiapas, and from borers reared on artificial diets at ECOSUR laboratory facilities in Tapachula, Chiapas. Phenotypically, it is in Penicillium series Implicatum, but because it does not conform to known species we have described it as new. ITS and la...

Certain species of Penicillium have been reported to produce the mycotoxin patulin, and research was undertaken to identify these with the use of oligonucleotide primer pairs. Species examined were found in food, plants, and soil and were reported to produce patulin. Penicillium expansum is the most commonly detected species linked to the presence of patulin in apple juice. At least 10 differen...

Penicillium spp. produce a variety of beneficial metabolites for plant growth and survival, as well as defend their hosts from attack of certain pathogens. In present study 20 Penicillium spp. culture filtrates were screened for growth activity in wheat seedlings. Germination percentage of wheat seeds was enhanced by Penicillium spp. culture extracts. Although, the most active inhibitors of see...

Subgenera and sections have traditionally been used in Penicillium classifications. In the past, this sectional classification was based on macro- and microscopic characters, and occasionally supplemented with physiological and/or extrolite data. Currently, 25 sections are accepted, largely based on phylogenetic data. Certain sections of subgenus Penicillium were never studied in detail using a...

The genus Penicillium comprises species that mostly colonize plant matter. However early reports suggest that several species are capable of parasitizing Aspergillus and sporulating on the conidial heads of the host. More recently Eupenicillium ochrosalmoneum and E. cinnamopurpureum, both with Penicillium anamorphs, have been observed sporulating on the heads of Aspergillus species belonging to...