Penicillium dravuni

Penicillium dravuni is a monoverticillate and sclerotium forming species of the genus of Penicillium which was isolated from the alga Dictyosphaeria versluyii in Dravuni on Fiji.^[1][2][3] Penicillium dravuni produces dictyosphaeric acids A, dictyosphaeric acids B and carviolin.^[3]

Penicillium dravuni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Penicillium
Species:	P. dravuni
Binomial name
Penicillium dravuni J.E. Janso 2005[1]
Type strain
BPI 844248, F01V25[2]

See also

• List of Penicillium species

Further reading

• Bugni, T. S.; Janso, J. E.; Williamson, R. T.; Feng, X.; Bernan, V. S.; Greenstein, M.; Carter, G. T.; Maiese, W. M.; Ireland, C. M. (2004). "Dictyosphaeric Acids a and B: New Decalactones from an Undescribed Penicilliumsp.Obtained from the Alga Dictyosphaeriaversluyii†". Journal of Natural Products. 67 (8): 1396. doi:10.1021/np049973t. PMID 15332862.