Penicillium funiculosum
| Penicillium funiculosum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Penicillium |
| Species: | P. funiculosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Penicillium funiculosum Thom, (1910) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Penicillium aurantiacum J.H. Mill., (1957) | |
Penicillium funiculosum is a plant pathogen infecting pineapples.
It is also used as a source of the enzymes xylanase and beta-glucanase which are a non-starch polysaccharide hydrolysing enzymes used in the pig feed Rovabio Excel.