Penicillium maximae

Penicillium maximae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Penicillium
Species:
P. maximae
Binomial name
Penicillium maximae
C.M. Visagie, J. Houbraken & R.A. Samson 2013[1]
Type strain
CBS 134565, DTO 244C7, NRRL 2060,[2] SFC103236 and SFC 20150303-M16
Synonyms

Penicillium maximai[2]

Penicillium maximae is a species in the genus Penicillium which is named after Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.[1][2][3]

A 2022 study found that Penicillium maximae biomass powder and protein isolate could be considered as food products and protein substitutes fit for human and animal consumption.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 MycoBank
  2. 1 2 3 UniProt
  3. ↑ Visagie CM, Houbraken J, Rodriques C, Silva Pereira C, Dijksterhuis J, Seifert KA, et al. (December 2013). "Five new Penicillium species in section Sclerotiora: a tribute to the Dutch Royal family". Persoonia. 31 (1): 42–62. Bibcode:2013PMPEF..31...42V. doi:10.3767/003158513X667410. PMC 3904052. PMID 24761034.
  4. ↑ Moura, Marília A. F.; Alves, Viviane S.; Takahashi, Jacqueline A. (2022-11-13). "Nutritional Quality, Techno-Functional Characteristics, and Safety of Biomass Powder and Protein Isolate Produced from Penicillium maximae". Foods. 11 (22): 3621. doi:10.3390/foods11223621. ISSN 2304-8158. PMC 9689384. PMID 36429213.

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