Penicillium paxilli
| Penicillium paxilli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Penicillium |
| Species: | P. paxilli |
| Binomial name | |
| Penicillium paxilli Bainier, G. 1907 | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC 10480, CBS 360.48, FRR 2008, IAM 7103, IMI 040226, JCM 22546, KY 942, MUCL 38787, NRR 2008, NRRL 2008, NRRL A-1200, QM 725 | |
Penicillium paxilli is an anamorph, saprophytic species of the genus Penicillium which produces paxilline, paxisterol, penicillone, pyrenocine A, paspaline B and verruculogene. Penicillium paxilli is used as a model to study the biochemistry of the indole-diterepene biosynthesis