Penicillium Allii
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''Penicillium allii'' is an
anamorph In mycology, the terms teleomorph, anamorph, and holomorph apply to portions of the life cycles of fungi in the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota: *Teleomorph: the sexual reproductive stage (morph), typically a fruiting body. *Anamorph: an ase ...
fungus A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
species of the genus of ''
Penicillium ''Penicillium'' () is a genus of Ascomycota, ascomycetous fungus, fungi that is part of the mycobiome of many species and is of major importance in the natural environment, in food spoilage, and in food and drug production. Some members of th ...
''. ''Penicillium allii'' is a pathogen of garlic (
Allium sativum Garlic (''Allium sativum'') is a species of bulbous flowering plants in the genus ''Allium''. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chives, Allium fistulosum, Welsh onion, and Allium chinense, Chinese onion. Garlic is native to ...
).''First report of Penicillium allii as a field pathogen of garlic (Allium sativum)'' ''J.G. Valdez, M.A. Makuch, A.F. Ordovini R.W. Masuelli, D.P. Overy, R.J. Piccolo'

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Further reading

''Penicillium allii, a New Species from Egyptian Garlic'' ''Michael A. Vincent and John I. Pitt'' Mycologia Vol. 81, No. 2 (Mar. - Apr., 1989), pp. 300–303 Published by:
Mycological Society of America Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their taxonomy, genetics, biochemical properties, and use by humans. Fungi can be a source of tinder, food, traditional medicine, as well as entheogens, poison, ...


See also

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List of Penicillium species This is a list of ''Penicillium'' species. The genus has over 300 species. Species A * '' Penicillium abidjanum'' * '' Penicillium adametzii'' * '' Penicillium adametzioides'' * '' Penicillium aeris'' * '' Penicillium aethiopicum'' * '' Penic ...


References

allii Fungi described in 1989 Fungus species {{Eurotiomycetes-stub