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penicillium::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | genus penicillium |
| Type of | fungus genus |
Examples of penicillium
penicillium
For example, penicillin is an acidic waste product or enzyme from the yeast penicillium.
From the scienceblogs.com
Before that, several scientists had published or pointed out that mould or penicillium sp.
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The scientists in Peoria immediately rolled up their sleeves and started their cultures of penicillium.
From the theatlantic.com
The color in blue cheese, a strain of penicillium, varies in hue while growing in its creamy environment.
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An example would be that of companies growing fungus to produce antibiotics, e.g. penicillin from the penicillium fungi.
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Penicillium mould contains large quantities of chitin, the polysaccharide that is the major structural component of fungal cell walls.
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Those allergic to penicillin should shy away from eating blue cheeses because they may experience a reaction to the penicillium molds used to make the cheese.
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Penicillium was discovered both on the products and in the production environment, but less than half as many fungal species were detected on the products themselves as in the environmental samples.
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Fleming continued his investigations, but found that cultivating penicillium was quite difficult, and that after having grown the mould, it was even more difficult to isolate the antibiotic agent.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin
- Penicillium (from Latin penicillus: paintbrush) is a genus of ascomycetous fungi of major importance in the natural environment as well as food and drug production. ...
- The asexual stage of a number of ascomycetes. The species of Penicillium are found worldwide but are more common in temperate climates. These species grow on a vast array of organic materials. There are 225 accepted species, although only 70 occur with any frequency. ...
- Moulds that are developed on the surface of bloomy rind cheeses (Camembert, Brie) and internally in blue veins (see moulds).
- Principal genus of fungi used to develop molds on certain cheese varieties during ripening. Penicillium candidum is used to develop many soft-ripened cheeses such as Brie; Penicillium glaucum or roqueforti are used for Gorgonzola and Roquefort cheeses, respectively.
- Mold family mycellium, of which the common types influencing cheese development.
- A genus of fungi or molds found ubiquitously in nature including on grapevines; also called the green mold due to the green pigmentation of the asexual spores of some species.
- Many species are common contaminants on a variety of substrates. May be found indoors in air samples, carpet dust, or on wallpaper. Some species are able to produce mycotoxins, as summarized below. Human pathogenic species are rare, only limited to P. ...
- Sp - Aw (water activity) 0.78 - 0.88. A wide number of organisms have placed in this genera. Identification to species is difficult. Often found in aerosol samples. Commonly found in soil, food, cellulose, and grains (17, 5). It is also found in paint and compost piles. ...
