penicilliosis

Penicilliosis

Causative Agent; penicillium marneffei.

It causes;

Penicilliosis

Karatitis 

Otomycosis and rarely deep Infection.

Penicillium species, rarely cause opportunistic human infection.

Members of this genus identify by the brush like arrangement of candida.

Fungus grow rapidly on SDA.

Colonies initially white but later become powdery and blue green.

Reported important opportunist pathogen in HIV infected individuals.

Useful Penicillium

Penicillin are antibiotic originally obtain from fungus penicillium notatum.