Penicillium

Background

Genus of filamentous fungi
One of the largest genera of fungi, but rarely cause disease in humans
Many species are hyaline hyphomycetes anamorphs of species that have known telemorph forms in the genera Eupenicillium, Talaromyces, Hamigera, and Trichocoma
The most important species clinically, Talaromyces marneffei, is considered to be in the genus Talaromyces
Case reports of human disease with Penicillium chrysogenum, Penicillium citrinum, Penicillium commune, Penicillium decombens, Talaromyces picesus, and Talaromyces purpurogenus