Byssochlamys
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| Byssochlamys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Thermoascaceae |
| Genus: | Byssochlamys Westling (1909) |
| Type species | |
| Byssochlamys nivea Westling (1909) | |
Byssochlamys is a former genus of fungi in the Trichocomaceae family, containing teleomorph forms of Paecilomyces. Several species of the genus Byssochlamys were well known to be associated with food spoilage,[1] especially acidic heat-processed foods.[2] A health concern was the production of the mycotoxin patulin in fruit juices, as well as byssochlamic acid and mycophenolic acid.[2]
