Species/Subspecies: Aspergillus penicillioides
Categories: Human pathogen; of practical use; spoilage organism
Etymology: Genus name: to scatter.
Species epithet: similar to Penicillium.
Significance:  [Important]   
Geographic distribution: The fungus occurs globally.
Taxonomy:
PhylumClassOrderFamilyGenus
AscomycotaEurotiomycetesEurotialesTrichocomaceaeAspergillus
 
Macromorphology (smell): The fungus grows poorly on many artificial substrates. However, the white colonies can reach a size of up to 15 mm in diameter on G25N agar and on M40Y agar the colonies can reach a size of about 55 mm in diameter after 3 weeks at room temperature.
Micromorphology:
Reproduction:
Spec. Char.: This species is one of the most xerophilic fungi.
Disease/effect: The "sick building syndrome" may be due to the presence of A. penicillioides and other fungi and their spores in the air.
Genome Sequence:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/Isolate# of chromSize (Mbp)Ref
? CBS 540.65  26.4 # 45
The sequence does not seem to be published.
18S rRNA Seq:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/IsolateNumber of NT
AF548066 ALI 231 1692 

ITS regions:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/IsolateNumber of NTGenes
NR_131285 NRRL 4548TM 642 ITS 1, 5.8S rRNA, ITS 2, 28S rRNA 

Taxonomy/phylogeny:
Comment:A. penicillioides is used to treat petrochemical waste products in the form of organic acids.
Updated:2022-10-19

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences