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Penicillium vs Stevastelin - What's the difference?

penicillium | stevastelin |

As nouns the difference between penicillium and stevastelin

is that penicillium 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 while stevastelin is any of a family of depsipeptide antibiotics isolated from penicillium fungi.

penicillium

English

(wikipedia penicillium) (wikispecies)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.

    • See also

    * (cheeses cultured with Pennicillium ) bleu d'Auvergne, blue cheese, Blue Vinney, brie, cabrales, camembert, gorgonzola, Roquefort, Stilton

    stevastelin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of a family of depsipeptide antibiotics isolated from penicillium fungi