| Penicillium striatisporum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Penicillium |
| Species: | P. striatisporum |
| Binomial name | |
| Penicillium striatisporum Stolk, A.C. 1969 [1] | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC 22052, BCRC 31679, CBS 705.68, CCRC 31679, CMI 151749, FRR 0827, IHEM 5839, IMI 151749, MUCL 31202 [2] | |
| Synonyms | |
Scopulariopsis striata [1] | |
Penicillium striatisporum is an anamorph species of fungus in the genus Penicillium which was isolated from the rhizosphere of chilli peppers. [1] [3] [4] [5] Penicillium striatisporum has a selective antifungal activity against Candida albicans [6] This species produces striatisporin A, striatisporolide A, versiol, calbistrin C, deformylcalbistrin A, citromycetin, citromycin, fulvic acid, (-)-2,3-dihydrocitromycetin and (+)-hexylitaconic acid [6] [7]