role of penicillium in food spoilage
The genus Penicillium is a very important fungal genus because of its ubiquity and the role of many species in food spoilage and mycotoxin production. number of important food spoilage species are classified in subgenus Penicillium, and identifications are not easy as a rule. However, a few species are found on specific substrates, and these can help to provide an introduction to the subgenus.