Penicillium sclerotigenum

Penicillium sclerotigenum is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium. Described as new to science in 1955, it was first isolated from tubers of Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas) found in Japan.^[1] It is also associated with blue mold of yam in Korea.^[2] A DNA biosensor method for detecting the fungus in yam has been reported.^[3] The anti-insect compound sclerotigenin was reported from the fungus in 1999.^[4]

Penicillium sclerotigenum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Penicillium
Species:	P. sclerotigenum
Binomial name
Penicillium sclerotigenum T.Yamam. (1955)

References

1. Yamamoto W, Yoshitani K, Maeda M (1955). "Studies on the Penicillium and Fusarium rots of Chinese yam and their control". Science Reports of the Hyogo University of Agriculture. 2 (1): 69–79.
2. Kim WK, Hwang YS, Yu SH (2008). "Two species of Penicillium associated with blue mold of yam in Korea". Mycobiology. 36 (4): 217–221. doi:10.4489/MYCO.2008.36.4.217. PMC 3755198. PMID 23997629.
3. Silva GJ, Andrade CA, Oliveira IS, de Melo CP, Oliveira M (2013). "Impedimetric sensor for toxigenic Penicillium sclerotigenum detection in yam based on magnetite-poly(allylamine hydrochloride) composite". Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 396: 258–263. Bibcode:2013JCIS..396..258S. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2013.01.023. PMID 23465186.
4. Joshi BK, Gloer JB, Wicklow DT, Dowd PF (1999). "Sclerotigenin: A new antiinsectan benzodiazepine from the sclerotia of Penicillium sclerotigenum". Journal of Natural Products. 62 (4): 650–652. doi:10.1021/np980511n. PMID 10217735.