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Penicillium variabile

Penicillium variabile is an anamorph species of fungus in the genus Penicillium which has been isolated from permafrost deposits. Penicillium variabile produces rugulovasine A and rugulovasine B This species occurs on wheat, flour, maize, rice, and barley, and it is also very common in indoor environments.

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Penicillium variabile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Penicillium
Species:
P. variabile
Binomial name
Penicillium variabile
Sopp, O.J. 19121
Type strain
ATCC 10508, CBS 385.48, IMI 040040, NRRL 10482
Synonyms

Talaromyces variabilis1

Penicillium variabile is an anamorph species of fungus in the genus Penicillium which has been isolated from permafrost deposits.1234 Penicillium variabile produces rugulovasine A and rugulovasine B.4 This species occurs on wheat, flour, maize, rice, and barley, and it is also very common in indoor environments.56

In the University of Newcastle, and publicated in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, was found that the Penicillium variable P16 is a main marker of the advancement of the Parkinson illness (with the loss of telomere length and P21) 7

References

References

  1. MycoBank
  2. UniProt
  3. ATCC
  4. Zhelifonova, V. P.; Antipova, T. V.; Ozerskaia, S. M.; Ivanushkina, N. E.; Kozlovskiĭ, A. G. (2006). "The fungus Penicillium variabile sopp 1912 isolated from permafrost deposits as a producer of rugulovasines". Mikrobiologiia. 75 (6): 742–6. PMID 17205797.
  5. John I. Pitt, Ailsa D. Hocking (2009). Fungi and Food Spoilage. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-0387922072.
  6. Olaf C. G. Adan (2011). Fundamentals of Mold Growth in Indoor Environments and Strategies for Healthy Living. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-9086867226.
  7. "Desarollan un simple análisis de sangre que podría ayudar a predecir el progreso del Parkinson". www.larazon.es. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Crognale, Silvia; Pulci, Valentina; Brozzoli, Viviana; Petruccioli, Maurizio; Federici, Federico (2006). "Expression of Penicillium variabile P16 glucose oxidase gene in Pichia pastoris and characterization of the recombinant enzyme". Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 39 (6): 1230. doi:10.1016/j.enzmictec.2006.03.005.
  • Antipova, T. V.; Zhelifonova, V. P.; Kochkina, G. A.; Kozlovskii, A. G. (2008). "Growth and biosynthesis of rugulovasines in Penicillium variabile sopp 1912". Microbiology. 77 (4): 502–507. doi:10.1134/S0026261708040103. PMID 18825977. S2CID 26467927.
  • Petruccioli, M.; Federici, F. (1993). "Glucose oxidase production by Penicillium variabile P16: Effect of medium composition". Journal of Applied Bacteriology. 75 (4): 369. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.1993.tb02789.x.
  • Crognale, Silvia; Petruccioli, Maurizio; Fenice, Massimiliano; Federici, Federico (2008). "Fed-batch gluconic acid production from Penicillium variabile P16 under different feeding strategies". Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 42 (5): 445. doi:10.1016/j.enzmictec.2008.01.002.
  • Pitt, John I.; Hocking, Ailsa D. (2009). Fungi and Food Spoilage. Springer. ISBN 978-0387922072.
  • Pitt, John I. (1979). The Genus Penicillium & Its Teleomorphic States: Eupeniccillum & Talaromyces. Academic Press. ISBN 0125577508.