Penicillium camemberti

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Penicillium camemberti

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Trichocomaceae
Genus: Penicillium
Species: P. camemberti
Binomial name
Penicillium camemberti

Penicillium camemberti is a fungal species used in the production of Camembert and Brie cheeses, on which colonies of P. camemberti forms a hard, white crust. It helps to give Camembert its distinctive taste.

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