Species/Subspecies:
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Penicillium commune |
Categories:
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Of practical use; spoilage organism |
Etymology:
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Genus name: paint brush.
Species epithet: common. |
Significance: | P. commune är en av de viktigaste förskämningsorganismerna på hårda, halvhårda och halvmjuka ostar, som har tillverkats utan tillsats av konserveringsmedel.
[Important]
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Taxonomy:
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Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
Ascomycota | Eurotiomycetes | Eurotiales | Trichocomaceae | Penicillium |
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Macromorphology (smell):
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Micromorphology:
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Spec. Char.:
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Disease/effect:
| Does not cause disease in animals, humans or plants. P. commune is mainly an organism of spoilage.
Hosts/substrate | Disease/effect | Clinical picture or result |
Hard, semihard, and semisoft cheeses and other fat-containing products like nuts and margarine. | Spoilage | |
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Virulence Factors:
| Produces the mycotoxins cyclopiazonic acid and regulovasine A and B. However, mycotoxins are produced in such a low concentration that the risk of poisoning is small. |
Genome Sequence:
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ITS regions:
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ACC-No GenBank | Strain/Isolate | Number of NT | Genes |
NR_111143 | CBS 311.48TM | 586 | 18S rRNA, ITS 1, 5.8S rRNA, ITS 2, 28S rRNA |
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Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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P. commune is considered an ancestral wild-type of the fungal species P. camemberti. |
Practical use: | P. commune has potential for breaking down waste oil.
This fungus also produces statin, which lowers cholesterol levels in the blood. |
Updated: | 2022-12-14 |