| Species/Subspecies:
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Penicillium roqueforti |
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| Category:
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Of practical use |
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| Etymology:
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Genus name: paint brush.
Species epithet: from Roquefort (the cheese). |
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| Significance: | [Unclassified]
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| Taxonomy:
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| Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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| Ascomycota | Eurotiomycetes | Eurotiales | Trichocomaceae | Penicillium |
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Macromorphology (smell):
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Micromorphology:
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| Reproduction: | |
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| Spec. Char.:
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| Reservoir:
| Soil and wood. |
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| Disease/effect:
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| Virulence Factors:
| Mycophenolic acid, Penicillium roqueforti (PR) toxin and roquefortines C och D. |
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| Genome Sequence:
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| Mitochondrial DNA sequence:
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| ACC-No GenBank | Strain/Isolate | Number of BP |
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| NC_027416 | UASWS P1 | 29 908 |
Cirkulärt DNA
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| 18S rRNA Seq:
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| ACC-No GenBank | Strain/Isolate | Number of NT |
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| GQ458035 | ATCC 10110 | 2292 |
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| ITS regions:
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| ACC-No GenBank | Strain/Isolate | Number of NT | Genes |
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| NR_103621 | CBS 221.30TM | 583 | 18S rRNA, ITS 1, 5.8S rRNA, ITS 2, 28S rRNA |
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| Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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| Comment: | Used in the production of certain blou mould cheeses (Roquefort, Stilton, Danish blue, Cabrales and Gorgonzola), to give flavor and aroma to the cheese. |
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| Updated: | 2022-06-22 |
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