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Penicillium decumbens

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Genus
  
Penicillium

Order
  
Eurotiales

Family
  
Trichocomaceae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Penicillium, Penicillium aurantiogriseum, Penicillium echinulatum, Penicillium brevicompactum, Penicillium purpurogenum

Penicillium decumbens is an anamorph species of the genus of Penicillium which occurs widespread in nature, mainly in subtropical and tropical soil but it also occur in food. Analysis have shown that Penicillium decumbens has antibiotic activity Penicillium decumbens produces the cyclopentenone cyclopenicillone

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Penicillium decumbens Wikipedia