Species/Subspecies: | Penicillium crustosum | ||||||||||||
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Categories: | Toxic for animals; toxic for humans; spoilage organism | ||||||||||||
Etymology: | Genus name: paint brush. Species epithet: with a hard rind. |
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Significance: | [Of minor importance] | ||||||||||||
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Macromorphology (smell): | P. crustosum is a blue-green or blue-grey mold | ||||||||||||
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Spec. Char.: | P. crustosum is a psychrophile. | ||||||||||||
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Virulence Factors: | Produces the mycotoxins penitrems A through G, nephrotoxins, ochratoxins and citrinin. Can also produce the mycotoxins thomitrems A and E as well as roquefortin. | ||||||||||||
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Reference(s): | No. 49 | ||||||||||||
Updated: | 2022-06-22 |