Penicillium paradoxum explained

Penicillium paradoxum is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium.^[1] Penicillium paradoxum grows on dog dung and is phototropic, and has a characteristic odour. Unusual for Penicillium, the fungus has an Aspergillus-like conidial head, not a penicillus.

Notes and References

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