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Penicillium

Penicillium

A genus of fungi (class ascomycetes, order Aspergillales), species of which yield various antibiotic substances and biologicals; e.g., citrinum yields citrinin; penicillium claviforme, penicillium expansum, and penicillium patulum yield patulin; penicillium chrysogenum yields penicillin; penicillium griseofulvum yields griseofulvin; penicillium notatum yields penicillin and notatin; penicillium cyclopium and penicillium puberulum yield penicillic acid; penicillium purpurogenum and penicillium rubrum yield rubratoxin. Penicillium marneffei is a true pathogen in Southeast asia and in the bamboo rats.

Origin: see penicillus


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PHENOL-CHLOROFORM EXTRACTION USING UNPASTEURISED STILTON!

... what can happen during production (heating stage that would kill bacteria ?). However since it is a blue cheese, you should be able to find some Penicillium DNA, so it seems that at least your sampling preparation should be reconsidered: - Many cheese are acidic, and DNA can be damaged even by ...

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by canalon
Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:43 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
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Re: incubation of fungi

short of marneffii, what penicillium, would you have considered pathogenic?

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by JorgeLobo
Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:12 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: incubation of fungi
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incubation of fungi

... interest which is probably why I made the mistake of incubating too high in the first place. So at 37 all I think I am seeing is a few colonies of penicillium up to now. I plan incubate the same samples at 25 on monday and hopefully I will get some more growth if everything hasn't died off. I realise ...

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by stopherlogic
Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:43 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
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Re: incubation of fungi

Indoor air - dust will have osmophiles. Air from the exterior will carry Asperigillus, Penicillium and Cladosproium spore. As biohazard suggested, the temp is prob still to high. What medium are you using?

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by JorgeLobo
Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:17 pm
 
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Re: Identification of fungi (where to start?)

It's not hard to identify the most commonly encountered imperfect genera such as Penicillium, Aspergillus, Paecilomyces, etc. However the methods to obtain specimens for id is something you'll need help from some experienced person. there is a commercial semiautomated ...

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by JorgeLobo
Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:23 pm
 
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