"Penicillium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A mitosporic Trichocomaceae fungal genus that develops fruiting organs resembling a broom. When identified, teleomorphs include EUPENICILLIUM and TALAROMYCES. Several species (but especially PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM) are sources of the antibiotic penicillin.
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D010407
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.381.662
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Penicillium" by people in Profiles.
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Early-life mold and tree sensitivity is associated with allergic eosinophilic rhinitis at 4 years of age. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2015 Mar; 114(3):193-198.e4.
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Traffic pollution is associated with early childhood aeroallergen sensitization. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2015 Feb; 114(2):126-33.
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Contaminated commercial charcoal as a source of fungi in the respiratory tract. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1991 Dec; 12(12):732-4.