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Penicillium decumbens

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Species of fungus

Penicillium decumbens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Penicillium
Species: P. decumbens
Binomial name
Penicillium decumbens
Thom, C. 1910
Type strain
CBS 230.81
Synonyms

Penicillium indicum

Penicillium decumbens is an anamorph species of the genus of Penicillium which occurs widespread in nature, mainly in subtropical and tropical soil but it also occurs in food. Analysis have shown that Penicillium decumbens has antibiotic activity Penicillium decumbens produces the cyclopentenone cyclopenicillone

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References

  1. ^ MycoBank
  2. ^ UniProt
  3. John I. Pitt; Ailsa D. Hocking (2009). Fungi and Food Spoilage. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-0387922072.
  4. ATCC
  5. Heide Dermoumi (2008). Bestimmungsbuch für Pilze in der Medizin: ein praktischer Leitfaden mit mikroskopischen Bildern. Lehmanns Media. ISBN 978-3865413116.
  6. Santamarina, M. P.; Roselló, J; Llacer, R; Sanchis, V (2002). "Antagonistic activity of Penicillium oxalicum Corrie and Thom, Penicillium decumbens Thom and Trichoderma harzianum Rifai isolates against fungi, bacteria and insects in vitro". Revista iberoamericana de micologia. 19 (2): 99–103. PMID 12828512.
  7. Lin, S.; Shi, T.; Chen, K. Y.; Zhang, Z. X.; Shan, L.; Shen, Y. H.; Zhang, W. D. (2011). "Cyclopenicillone, a unique cyclopentenone from the cultures of Penicillium decumbens". Chemical Communications. 47 (37): 10413–10415. doi:10.1039/C1CC12079D. PMID 21833427.
Taxon identifiers
Penicillium decumbens
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