Penicillium variabile
Species of fungus
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Penicillium variabile is an anamorph species of fungus in the genus Penicillium which has been isolated from permafrost deposits.[1][2][3][4] 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.[5][6]
| Penicillium variabile | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Penicillium |
| Species: | P. variabile |
| Binomial name | |
| Penicillium variabile Sopp, O.J. 1912[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC 10508, CBS 385.48, IMI 040040, NRRL 1048[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Talaromyces variabilis[1] | |
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]
