Penicillium antarcticum

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]

Penicillium antarcticum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
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]

It was originally discovered on the Windmill Islands off Antarctica, thus its name.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Penicillium antarcticum A.D. Hocking & C.F. McRae". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  2. ^ Straininfo of Penicillium antarcticum
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ a b 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.

Further reading

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  • Helga Stan-Lotter; Sergiu Fendrihan (2011). Adaption of Microbial Life to Environmental Extremes: Novel Research Results and Application. Springer. ISBN 3211996907.