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Penicillium

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020467

A mitosporic Trichocomaceae fungal genus that develops fruiting organs resembling a broom. When identified, teleomorphs include EUPENICILLIUM and TALAROMYCES. Several species (but especially PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM) are sources of the antibiotic penicillin.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020467
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBiological substances
ReferencesNLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A mitosporic Trichocomaceae fungal genus that develops fruiting organs resembling a broom. When identified, teleomorphs include EUPENICILLIUM and TALAROMYCES. Several species (but especially PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM) are sources of the antibiotic penicillin.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/penicillium/"
}

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