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Penicillium camemberti
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P. camemberti
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Penicillium camemberti
Thom (1906)

Penicillium camemberti is a species of fungus used in the production of Camembert, Brie, and Cambozola cheeses, on which colonies of P. camemberti form a hard, white crust. It is responsible for giving these cheeses their distinctive taste.

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