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Penicillium viridicatum

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Genus
  
Penicillium

Order
  
Eurotiales

Family
  
Trichocomaceae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Penicillium, Penicillium aurantiogriseum, Aspergillus ochraceus, Penicillium griseofulvum, Penicillium brevicompactum

Penicillium viridicatum is a psychrophilic species of the genus of Penicillium which produces xanthomegin, xanthoviridicatin D, xanthoviridicatin G, viommellin, viridamine viridicatumtoxin, pectinase, penicillic acid and citrinin. Penicillium viridicatum can spoil grapes and melons.

References

Penicillium viridicatum Wikipedia