Byssochlamys

Byssochlamys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Eurotiomycetes
Order:
Eurotiales
Family:
Thermoascaceae[1]
Genus:
Byssochlamys

Westling (1909)
Type species
Byssochlamys nivea
Westling (1909)

Byssochlamys is a former genus of fungi in the Trichocomaceae family, containing teleomorph forms of Paecilomyces. Several species of the genus Byssochlamys were well known to be associated with food spoilage,[2] especially acidic heat-processed foods.[3] A health concern was the production the mycotoxin patulin in fruit juices, as well as byssochlamic acid and mycophenolic acid.[3]

  1. ^ "NCBI Taxonomy Browser entry for Byssochlamys".
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kirk 2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Pitt 2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).