Penicillium

Also known as emiguquis

Penicillium () is a genus of ascomycetous fungi that is part of the mycobiome of many species and is of major importance in the natural environment, in food spoilage, and in food and drug production.

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Penicillium is a type of fungus found widely in nature and in many living organisms, where it plays an important role in natural processes. It matters because it affects food spoilage, helps produce certain foods and medicines, and is significant to the environment and the organisms that host it.

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Species

アオカビ属

Ascomycota

PHYLUM

KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassEurotiomycetes
OrderEurotiales
FamilyTrichocomaceae

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Observations recorded27,652,457

Pinselschimmel (Penicillium) (lateinisch penicillus ‚Pinsel‘) ist eine Gattung von Schlauchpilzen aus der Familie der Trichocomaceae. Die Pilze werden als Pinselschimmel bezeichnet, weil ihre Konidienträger mitsamt den Konidien wie Pinsel aussehen. Arten dieser Gattung haben bei der Erzeugung sowohl von Penicillin als auch von Lebensmitteln wie Schimmelkäse eine Bedeutung.

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Research

19,228 papers

Penicillium Species and Their Associated Mycotoxins.ReviewMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2017Perrone G, Susca ADOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6707-0_5
Penicillium.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2004Weber RWDOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)61386-5
[The domestication of Penicillium cheese fungi].ReviewComptes rendus biologies · 2020Ropars J, Caron T, Lo YC et al.DOI: 10.5802/crbiol.15
[Penicillium toxins].ReviewMikrobiolohichnyi zhurnal · 1974Kharchenko SN
Penicillium roqueforti: a multifunctional cell factory of high value-added molecules.ReviewJournal of applied microbiology · 2015Mioso R, Toledo Marante FJ, Herrera Bravo de Laguna IDOI: 10.1111/jam.12706
[The genus Penicillium: Ecology, secondary metabolites and biotechnological applications].ReviewBiologie aujourd'hui · 2025Chemmam DA, Bourzama G, Chemmam MDOI: 10.1051/jbio/2025007
Penicillium spp.: prolific producer for harnessing cytotoxic secondary metabolites.ReviewAnti-cancer drugs · 2017Koul M, Singh SDOI: 10.1097/CAD.0000000000000423
Penicillium molds impact the transcriptome and evolution of the cheese bacterium Staphylococcus equorum.mSphere · 2023Ye R, Tomo C, Chan N et al.DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00047-23

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Wikidata facts

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Commons category: Penicillium
taxon name: Penicillium
Commons gallery: Penicillium
taxon author citation: Link
taxon common name: 青霉属

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Economic value
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Penicillium () is a genus of ascomycetous fungi that is part of the mycobiome of many species and is of major importance in the natural environment, in food spoilage, and in food and drug production.

Some members of the genus produce penicillin, a molecule that is used as an antibiotic, which kills or stops the growth of certain kinds of bacteria. Other species are used in cheesemaking. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains over 300 species.