Penicillium: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Penicillium

Suberosis

The role of Penicillium frequentans in suberosis. [eurekamag.com]

Penicillium glabrum is the main causative agent of Suberosis, a hypersensitivity pneumonitis of cork workers. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acta Mycologica 36(1): 159-168, 2001 Toxic effects in mice of corn cultures of Penicillium cyclopium and Penicillium frequentans. [eurekamag.com]

Cheese-Workers' Lung

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis induced by Penicillium species. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1980 Jan;65(1):65–70. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

@article{Fergusson1984PenicilliumAA, title={Penicillium allergic alveolitis: faulty installation of central heating.}, author={Ron J Fergusson and Lorus J. [semanticscholar.org]

Cheese casings containing Penicillium casei What kind of organism is Penicillium casei? What does Penicillium casei produce? [quizlet.com]

HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections

Penicillium marneffei Protozoal infections Toxoplasma gondii Cryptosporidium parvum Isospora belli Leishmania spp. Microsporidia spp. [news-medical.net]

Systemic Mycosis

Systemic mycosis due to Penicillium marneffei is described in a man infected with human immunodeficiency virus and who had travelled in S.W. China. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Penicillium marneffei is unique in being the only Penicillium species pathogenic to humans. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

– Cells resemble those of H. capsulatum – Oval to cylindrical measuring 3 – 6 um long and may have a cross wall Penicillium marneffei Other Tests other tests for Paracoccidiodes [cram.com]

Lycoperdonosis

Cheese casings containing Penicillium casei What kind of organism is Penicillium casei? What does Penicillium casei produce? [quizlet.com]

Bloomfield's Orchard, Nicholas Money introduces readers to a dazzling array of fungi, from brewer's yeast and Penicillium to the highly lethal death cap. [books.google.com]

Aspergillus or Penicillium spp of fungus What does Farmer's lung cause? [quizlet.com]

Aflatoxicosis

Aflatoxins are a group of related poisons produced by several fungi: Aspergillus flavus, A. parasiticus and Penicillium puberulum. [poultrydisease.blogspot.com]

Aflatoxins are very toxic and carcinogenic mycotoxins, produced by moulds of the Aspergillus and Penicillium genera. [thepoultrysite.com]

All species Age affected: All, young most susceptible Causes: Consumption of high moisture grains containing aflatoxins produced by Aspergillus flavus, A. parasiticus, Penicillium [poultrydisease.blogspot.com]

Mycotoxin T2 Exposure

Ochratoxin A Toxic byproduct of Aspergillus and Penicillium molds which is a suspect carcinogen and causes serious disease in humans and animals. [vicam.com]

Current research into the indoor air quality has implicated many toxin-producing moulds, such as Stachybotrys (toxic black mould), Fusarium, Aspergillus and Penicillium species [blackmould.me.uk]

(mouth lesions and thin eggshells); ochratoxins by Aspergillus ochraceus (interferes with functions of kidney, proventriculus and gizzard); rubratoxin by Penicillium rubrum [thepoultrysite.com]

Penicillin Poisoning

I note as well that Penicillium camemberti is used to make Brie and Camembert cheeses. [blog.onespotallergy.com]

[…] được tạo ra để mang lại năng suất gấp 1.000 lần so với Penicillium notatum. [sites.google.com]

The dish had become contaminated with a blue-green mold called Penicillium notatum. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis

Penicillium camembertii was the most common species found in all the indoor sites (60-100% of the fungal load). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Occupational Contact Dermatitis to Penicillium molds on Salami Skin. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011; 127:AB179. 13.Maibach HI. [content.sciendo.com]

A respiratory syndrome very similar to extrinsic allergic alveolitis due to Penicillium verrucosum was recognized in 4 workers employed in a Gorgonzola cheese factory. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Erythema Annulare Centrifugum

[…] hypersensitivity reaction to a variety of agents, including drugs, arthropod bites, infections (bacterial, mycobacterial, viral, fungal, filarial), ingestion (blue cheese Penicillium [dermpathdiagnostics.com]

Shelly 2 reported a similar case where lesions were due to hypersensitivity to penicillium mould of Blue Cheese. [jpma.org.pk]

Erythema Annulare Centrifugum : A Case Due to Hypersensitivity to Blue Cheese Penicillium. [jamanetwork.com]

Mushroom Worker's Lung

Five different genera of fungi, namely, Aspergillus, Aureobasidium, Cladosporium, Penicillium and Scytalidium, were found at only 10(3) CFU m-3 of air. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Five different genera of fungi, namely, Aspergillus, Aureobasidium, Cladosporium, Penicillium and Scytalidium, were found at only 10 3 CFU m −3 of air. [link.springer.com]

[…] worker’s lung = turning germinating barley ( Aspergillus clavatus) -Bagassosis or sugar worker’s lung ( Thermoactinomyces sacchari) -Cheese washer’s lung = mouldy cheese ( Penicillium [clumsylostmedicalstudent.wordpress.com]

Wood-Pulp Workers' Disease

Disease name Fungus implicated Process Farmer's lung Penicillium brevicompactum/ olivicolor * Turning or storing damp hay, opening bales for feeding livestock threshing mouldy [life-worldwide.org]

Other species of Penicillium are responsible for the flavors of various cheeses such as Danish Blue, Roquefort, Camembert, Brie and Gorgonzola. [aboutrestoration.com]

[…] citreonigrum Peat moss processing workers Paprika slicer's lung Mucor stolonifer Paprika slicers Humidifier lung Rhodotorula Humidifiers Penicillium verrucosum, camemberti [life-worldwide.org]

Maple Bark Strippers' Lung

Cheese casings containing Penicillium casei What kind of organism is Penicillium casei? What does Penicillium casei produce? [quizlet.com]

IgE response causes sx basidiomycosis org: coprinus and schizophyllum sx: inhalation of spores = lung lesions, meningitis, endocarditis cheese-washers dz org: penicillium [cram.com]

Aspergillus or Penicillium spp of fungus What does Farmer's lung cause? [quizlet.com]

Malt Worker's Lung

Disease name Fungus implicated Process Farmer's lung Penicillium brevicompactum/ olivicolor* Turning or storing damp hay, opening bales for feeding livestock threshing mouldy [life-worldwide.org]

Molds on cold cuts Pencillium camenberti Penicillium nalgiovense Penicillium candidum Only gold members can continue reading. [thoracickey.com]

Cladosporium Farmer's lung Grain handler's lung Humidifier lung Malt worker's lung Micropolyspora faeni Mollusk shell hypersensitivity Mucor stolonifer Paprika splitter's lung Penicillium [wikidoc.org]

Fungal Keratitis

The first case involving a 58-year-old woman was complicated by an initial laboratory misidentification as Penicillium and consequently a delay in treatment with an optimised [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Culture results showed Aspergillus from one patient and the unusual combination of Trichoderma and Penicillium from the other. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Fusarium Infection

In particular, species of the genus Fusarium, that infect barley during growth in the field, or Aspergillus and Penicillium, favoured by wet storage conditions, may secrete [crc.dk]

Czy Penicillium adametzii może ograniczyć pasożytniczą zgorzel siewek sosny zwyczajnej? [sylwan.lasy.gov.pl]

According to Health Canada, persistent presence of significant numbers of Fusarium species and other toxigenic moulds such as Stachybotrys chartarum, Aspergillus and Penicillium [moldbacteria.com]

Farmer's Lung

Our environmental and immunologic studies indicate Penicillium brevicompactum and P olivicolor as probable new antigens of FL in a cool and dry climate. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] studies included the measurement of IgG antibody levels against Absidia corymbifera, Aspergillus umbrosus, A. fumigatus, Humicola grisea, Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula, Penicillium [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Thermoactinomyces species (T. sacchari, T. vulgaris, T. viridis) and Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula are notable bacterial pathogens, whereas several fungal species (Aspergillus and Penicillium [symptoma.com]

Talaromycosis

THIS STUDY AIMED TO SYNTHESIZE AND CHARACTERIZE AU NANOPARTICLES BY USING PENICILLIUM TALAROMYCOSE [1] THE FUNGUS PENICILLIUM TALAROMYCOSE WAS GROWN IN FLUID CZAPEK DOX BROTH [sid.ir]

Penicillium marneffei infection in an African man. Dermatol Online J. 2010;16:2. [PubMed] [Google Scholar] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

T. marneffei used to be called Penicillium marneffei, and talaromycosis used to be called penicilliosis. 1 Talaromycosis only affects people who live in or visit Southeast [cdc.gov]

Talaromyces Marneffei Infection

Fungal culture grew pigment-producing fungus, Penicillium marneffei. [jpgmonline.com]

Disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection in southeast Asia. Lancet. 1994;344:110–3. Google Scholar 4. Duong TA. [link.springer.com]

Penicillium marneffei infection: an underdiagnosed disease? Histopathology 1988; 13: 311-318. [journals.sagepub.com]

Exposure to Imazapyr

Pv13 ACTIVIDAD ANTIFÚNGICA IN VITRO DE DIFERENTES ALTERNATIVAS BIOLÓGICAS PARA EL CONTROL DE Penicillium digitatum Sacc. [faa.unse.edu.ar]

E 013 EVALUACIÓN DE MÉTODOS DE CONSERVACIÓN DE CEPAS DE Penicillium digitatum Romero, M. E.; Muñoz, M. L.; Fogliata, G. M. y Ploper,L. D. [faa.unse.edu.ar]

L. 1 y Arienza, P. 1 Pv 26 EFICACIA DEL AZOXISTROBIN EN EL CONTROL CURATIVO DEL MOHO VERDE CAUSADO POR Penicillium digitatum EN FRUTOS DE LIMÓN. [faa.unse.edu.ar]

Griseofulvin

Penicillium metabolite Any fungal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Penicillium. antifungal drug Any antifungal agent used to prevent or treat fungal infections [ebi.ac.uk]

Abstract Penicillium sclerotigenum Yamamoto 1 (CMI, 68,616) has been shown to produce griseofulvin. The fungus causes tuber rots of the Chinese yam, Dioscorea batatas. [nature.com]

[…] gris·e·o·ful·vin ( gris'ē-ō-fŭl'vin ), A fungistatic antibiotic produced by Penicillium griseofulvin, P. patulum, and P. janczewskii; used in the systemic treatment of superficial [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

House Dust Allergy

[…] choices in 16 tested species commonly found in homes was observed in vitro to be Alternaria alternata, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, and Wallemia sebi, and they disliked Penicillium [en.wikipedia.org]

Aspergillus and Penicillium allergens: focus on proteases. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Geotrichum Candidum

Rhodotorula spp, Aspergillus spp, Penicillium spp, Rhizopus spp, and Monilia spp also were isolated. [aspergillus.org.uk]

BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING Diauxic growth of Geotrichum candidum and Penicillium camembertii on amino acids and glucose M. Aziza I ; A. [scielo.br]

It is better to use GEO 17 in association with Penicillium Candidum. [makecheese.ca]

Penicillin G

Inhibition and repression of homocitrate synthetase by lysine in Penicillium chrysogenum. J. [nature.com]

[…] penicillin [ pen″ĭ-sil´in ] any of a large group of natural or semisynthetic antibacterial antibiotics derived directly or indirectly from strains of fungi of the genus Penicillium [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Dokazal je, da gliva Penicillium notatum v ustreznem gojišču proizvaja protibakterijsko snov, ki jo je poimenoval penicilin. [najdi.si]

Disseminated Histoplasmosis

Histoplasma capsulatum and Penicillium marneffei are opportunistic fungi occasionally disseminated in AIDS patients. [imagebank.hematology.org]

These yeast forms can be mistaken for Penicillium marneffei, which can produce a similar illness. [life-worldwide.org]

[…] simultaneous serum and urine specimens are tested; however, cross-reactivity with other fungi ( Coccidioides immitis, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Penicillium [merckmanuals.com]

Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

(n = 8) was the most frequently isolated, followed by Schizophyllum commune (n = 4), Candida albicans (n = 2), Rhizopus oryzae (n = 1), and Penicillium spp. (n = 1). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Fifty-eight of the 70 patients were tested for specific IgE (sp-IgE) in which 57 were positive to Aspergillus fumigatus and 48 were positive to Penicillium. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Other fungi, including Penicillium, Candida, Curvularia, and Helminthosporium, can cause an identical illness. [merck.com]

Mycosis

Although Cladosporium and Penicillium typically predominate in the indoor air of residential dwellings, only low levels of these organisms were present in the patient's home [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Penicillium marneffei is unique in being the only Penicillium species pathogenic to humans. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[PubMed: 7702654] Viviani MA, Hill JO, Dixon DM: Penicillium marneffei: dimorphism and treatment. p.413–423. In Vanden Bossche, H., Odds, FC, and Kerridge, D. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Aspergillus Mycetoma

[…] usually localized in the foot but occurring occasionally elsewhere on the body, apparently resulting from inoculation into a scratch or abrasion of any of a number of fungi: Penicillium [britannica.com]

Penicillium brevicompactum as the cause of a necrotic lung ball in an allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipient. Bone Marrow Transplant. 18:1189-1193. ↵ Dvorak, H. [jcm.asm.org]

A number of fungi causing this disease are increasing and the most common ones includeFusarium spp., Penicillium spp., Scedosporium spp., Acremonium spp., andPaecilomyces [usmslab.com]

Pigeon Breeder's Lung

Informa tion about the production of mycotoxins by plant pathogens, particularly by species of Fusarium, Aspergillus and Penicillium, their occurrence in infected plants, [books.google.it]

Fur thermore, species ofAspergillus and Penicillium and their related mycotoxins, particularly Ochratoxin A, represent another consistent problern on cereals and grapes, especially [books.google.it]

Pulmonary Fungal Infection

Common genera causing allergic fungal disease include Aspergillus, Alternaria, Cladosporium, Malassezia and Penicillium. [life-worldwide.org]

Also, other Penicillium spp. have high minimum inhibitory concentrations of voriconazole [ 19 ]. [journals.plos.org]

GM is an antigen that is expressed by Aspergillus species, and some organisms that are closely related (such as Penicillium species). [cancertherapyadvisor.com]