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Penicillium meaning

Any of the blue-green fungi, of the genus Penicillium, that are used in the manufacture of cheeses, and are an important source of antibiotics.

Synonyms of Penicillium

genus penicillium fungus genus

Related words

Other words often associated with Penicillium or its synonyms:

genus

Using Penicillium

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of the blue-green fungi, of the genus Penicillium, that are used in the manufacture of cheeses, and are an important source of antibiotics.
  • Useful related words include: genus penicillium, fungus genus.
  • In the example corpus, penicillium often appears in combinations such as: the penicillium, of penicillium, penicillium mold.

Context around Penicillium

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cultivating 1× discovered 1× mold 1×

Often after:

mold 2× rubrum 1× mould 1× genus 1× nalgiovense 1× species 1× cells 1×

Sentence patterns with Penicillium

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

aspergillus and penicillium are common 1× from the penicillium genus and 1× identified as penicillium rubrum later 1× mould or penicillium sp were 1× of the penicillium mould 1× penicillium nalgiovense for 1× penicillium species on 1× sample of penicillium mold to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aspergillus and penicillium 1× fleming asked c 1× fleming coined the 1× fleming continued his 1× he identified the 1× in 1893 c 1×

Common sentence endings:

7 march 1929 1× acid from sugar 1× anti biotic penicillin 1× by charles thom 1× dry cured sausage 1× infections in animals 1×

Words around Penicillium

Just before it in the word index:

penicillins 10 penicillin 108 penicillamine 7 peniche 3 peniamina 3 peni 9

Just after it in the word index:

penick 5 penicuik 12 peniel 3 penikese 3 penile 28 penina 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 16 abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abha 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Penicillium

  • In this selection, "penicillium" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cultivating, discovered, mold, mold, rubrum and mould stand out and add context to how "penicillium" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aspergillus and penicillium are common and from the penicillium genus and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "penicillium" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with penicillium

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The mold Penicillium is used to produce the anti-biotic penicillin. (11 words)

In 1893, C. Wehmer discovered Penicillium mold could produce citric acid from sugar. (13 words)

Fleming coined the term "penicillin" to describe the filtrate of a broth culture of the Penicillium mould. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Aspergillus and Penicillium are common indoor molds, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but mold can be dangerous for people with weakened immune systems or lung disease. (31 words)

Fleming continued his investigations, but found that cultivating penicillium was quite difficult, and that after having grown the mould, it was even more difficult to isolate the antibiotic agent. (29 words)

He identified the mould as being from the Penicillium genus, and, after some months of calling it "mould juice", named the substance it released penicillin on 7 March 1929. (29 words)

Example sentences (13)

The team compared Alexander Fleming’s original sample of penicillium mold to two strains of mold now used to produce the substance today.

Aspergillus and Penicillium are common indoor molds, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but mold can be dangerous for people with weakened immune systems or lung disease.

Before that, several scientists had published or pointed out that mould or penicillium sp. were able to inhibit bacterial growth, and even to cure bacterial infections in animals.

Fleming asked C. J. La Touche to help identify the mould, which he incorrectly identified as Penicillium rubrum (later corrected by Charles Thom ).

Fleming coined the term "penicillin" to describe the filtrate of a broth culture of the Penicillium mould.

Fleming continued his investigations, but found that cultivating penicillium was quite difficult, and that after having grown the mould, it was even more difficult to isolate the antibiotic agent.

He identified the mould as being from the Penicillium genus, and, after some months of calling it "mould juice", named the substance it released penicillin on 7 March 1929.

In 1893, C. Wehmer discovered Penicillium mold could produce citric acid from sugar.

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Penicillin is a secondary metabolite of certain species of Penicillium and is produced when growth of the fungus is inhibited by stress.

Penicillium nalgiovense, for example, may appear as a powdery white coating on some varieties of dry-cured sausage.

Penicillium species on cheeses and those producing antibiotics for treating bacterial infectious diseases are examples of taxa that belong to the Ascomycota.

The mold Penicillium is used to produce the anti-biotic penicillin.

The Penicillium cells are grown using a technique called fed-batch culture, in which the cells are constantly subject to stress, which is required for induction of penicillin production.

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Common combinations with penicillium

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "penicillium" in a sentence?
An example: "The team compared Alexander Fleming’s original sample of penicillium mold to two strains of mold now used to produce the substance today." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "penicillium" from authentic English texts.
What does "penicillium" mean?
Penicillium means: Any of the blue-green fungi, of the genus Penicillium, that are used in the manufacture of cheeses, and are an important source of antibiotics.
What are synonyms of "penicillium"?
Common synonyms of "penicillium" include: genus penicillium, fungus genus.
How many example sentences with "penicillium" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "penicillium", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.