Penicillium rubrum | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Eurotiales |
Family: | Aspergillaceae |
Genus: | Penicillium |
Species: | P. rubrum
|
Binomial name | |
Penicillium rubrum Stoll, O. 1904[1]
| |
Type strain | |
ATCC 52215, BCRC 31682, BIOURGE 412B, Biourge 412b, CBS 184.27, CCRC 31682, FRR 1057, IMI 094165, KCTC 6784, LHSB P164, LSHB P164, MUCL 29224, NRRL 1057, Thom 4894.13[2] | |
Synonyms | |
Talaromyces ruber , Penicillium crateriforme[1] |
Penicillium rubrum is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium which produces kojic acid, mitorubrin, mitorubrinol, rubratoxin A, rubratoxin B rubralactone, rubramin and occurs in grain corn and soybeans.[1][3][4][5][6][7] Penicillium rubrum is similar to the species Penicillium chrysogenum.[8]