Species/Subspecies: | Penicillium camemberti | ||||||||||
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Category: | Of practical use | ||||||||||
Etymology: | Genus name: paint brush. Species epithet: from Camembert (the cheese). |
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Significance: | [Important] | ||||||||||
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Virulence Factors: | P. camemberti can produce a mycotoxin (cyclopiazonic acid). The amount varies between different strains and hopefully a low-producing strain is used in cheese making. | ||||||||||
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Comment: | Used in the production of certain white mould cheeses (Camembert, Brie, Langres, Coulommiers and Cambozola), to give flavor and aroma to the cheese.. | ||||||||||
Updated: | 2022-06-22 |