Penicillium purpurescens

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Penicillium purpurescens is a species of fungus in the Penicillium genus. It was first described by Biourge in 1923 and was isolated from soil in Canada. It is similar to Penicillium glabrum and it produces a compound called hadacidin.

Taxonomy: Kingdom Fungi; Division Ascomycota; Class Eurotiomycetes; Order Eurotiales; Family Aspergillaceae; Genus Penicillium; Species purpurescens.

Synonyms: Citromyces purpurascens; Penicillium purpurrescens; Penicillium viridialbo; Penicillium viride-albo; Citromyces virido-albus.