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| Pencillium Habitat and Health Implications |
| One of the most common genera found in soil, decaying vegetation, food, compost piles, fruit rot, and various building materials. May be found indoors in air samples, carpet dust, on wallpaper and in interior fiberglass duct insulation. Common bread mold is a species of Penicillium. It may cause HP and an allergic effect in susceptible individuals. Some species produce microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs). Some species are able produce mycotoxins that are unhealthy to humans. Various toxins are produced by different species including Penicillic acid, Peptide nephrotoxin, Viomellein, Xanthomegin, Xanthocillin X, Mycophenolic acid, Roquefortine C & D, Citrinin, Cyclopiazonic acid, Isofumigaclavine A, Penitrem A, Decumbin, Patulin citreoviridin, Verruculogen, Ochratoxin, Chrysogine, and Meleagrin. Some species cause certain infections in compromised individuals. Some species are used for antibiotic production such and the antibiotic Penicillin and Griseofulvin. Some species used for making the blue cheese. |
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