Penicillium crustosum

Penicillium crustosum is a species of Penicillium, within the phylum Ascomycota. * This is the most complex penicillium. * The end of each conidiophore has clusters of 2 or more branches (rami), each supporting a cluster of conideogenous cells called phialides. * It can tolerate low temperatures (psychrophile); as well as low H2O (axenic). * It produces a neurotoxin called penitrem A.

Penicillium crustosum

Penicillium crustosum is a species of Penicillium, within the phylum Ascomycota. * This is the most complex penicillium. * The end of each conidiophore has clusters of 2 or more branches (rami), each supporting a cluster of conideogenous cells called phialides. * It can tolerate low temperatures (psychrophile); as well as low H2O (axenic). * It produces a neurotoxin called penitrem A.