''Penicillium viridicatum'' is a
psychrophilic
Psychrophiles or cryophiles (adj. ''psychrophilic'' or ''cryophilic'') are extremophilic organisms that are capable of growth and reproduction in low temperatures, ranging from to . They have an optimal growth temperature at . They are found in ...
species of fungus in the genus ,
penicillic acid
Penicillic acid is a mycotoxin that is produced by ''Aspergillus flavus'' and ''Penicillium roqueforti'' mold. It is also the major product of acid degradation of penicillin. Its first practical synthesis was reported in 1947 by Ralph Raphael, wh ...
and
citrinin.
[UniProt]
/ref> ''Penicillium viridicatum'' can spoil grapes and melons.
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viridicatum
Fungi described in 1911