Eurotium repen

All Eurotium species are xerphilic. E. Repen are one of important spoilage moulds in all types of stored commodities like stored grains, spices, nuts and animal feeds.An ascomycete characterized by whitish to bright yellow spherical fruiting bodies (cleistothecia) containing spherical asci which in turn each enclose eight colourless ascospores.

Organism Details:
Shape and Size
Genome Information
Eurotium repen has linear DNA..(updated soon)
Food Source
Pathological Factor
Eurotium chevalieri And E. amstelodami have been reported to produce toxic alkaloid metabolites called echinulin and enoechinulins.
Disease
Affected Body Organs
Classification
Kingdom Fungi
Division Ascomycota
Class Eurotiomycetes
Order Eurotiales
Family  Trichocomaceae
Genus Eurotium
Species E. Repen