Penicillium commune
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About
Penicillium commune is an indoor fungus belonging to the genus Penicillium. It is known as one of the most common fungi spoilage moulds on cheese. It also grows on and spoils other foods such as meat products and fat-containing products like nuts and margarine. Cyclopiazonic acid and regulovasine A and B are the most important mycotoxins produced by P. commune. The fungus is the only known species to be able to produce both penitrem A and roquefortine. Although this species does not produce penicillin, it has shown to have anti-pathogenic activity. There are no known plant, animal or human diseases caused by P. commune.
- Family
- Aspergillaceae
Pathogen
What it affects
Pathogenic organism
Classified as a Mold pathogen.
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- Name
- Penicillium commune
- Slug
- penicillium-commune
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Aspergillaceae
- Genus
- Penicillium
- Species
- commune
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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