Penicillium

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Background

Genus of filamentous fungi
One of the largest genera of fungi, but rarely cause disease in humans
The most important species clinically, Talaromyces marneffei, is now in the new genus Talaromyces
Case reports of human disease with Penicillium chrysogenum, Penicillium citrinum, Penicillium commune, Penicillium decombens, Talaromyces picesus, and Talaromyces purpurogenus

Further Reading

Identification and Antifungal Susceptibility of Penicillium-Like Fungi from Clinical Samples in the United States. J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Aug;54(8):2155-61. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00960-16. Epub 2016 Jun 8. PMID: 27280422; PMCID: PMC4963513.

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Filamentous fungi