Penicillium antarcticum
| Penicillium antarcticum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Penicillium |
| Species: | P. antarcticum |
| Binomial name | |
| Penicillium antarcticum A.D.Hocking & C.F.McRae (1999)[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| CBS 100492, DAR 72813, FRR 4989[2] | |
Penicillium antarcticum is an ubiquitous, endophytic fungus species of the genus Penicillium.[3][4] Penicillium antarcticum produces the polyketide compounds antarone A and antarone B.[4]
It was originally discovered on the Windmill Islands off Antarctica, thus its name.[3]
Further reading
- Helga Stan-Lotter; Sergiu Fendrihan (2011). Adaption of Microbial Life to Environmental Extremes: Novel Research Results and Application. Springer. ISBN 3211996907.
See also
References
- ↑ "Penicillium antarcticum A.D. Hocking & C.F. McRae". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
- ↑ Straininfo of Penicillium antarcticum
- 1 2 McRae CF, Hocking AD, Seppelt RD (1999). "Penicillium species from terrestrial habitats in the Windmill Islands, East Antarctica, including a new species, Penicillium antarcticum". Polar Biology. 21 (2): 97–111. doi:10.1007/s003000050340.
- 1 2 Shiono Y, Seino Y, Koseki T, Murayama T, Kimura K. "Antarones A and B, two polyketides from an endophytic Penicillium antarcticum" (PDF). Zeitschrift für Naturforschung.
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