Penicillium camemberti

Penicillium camemberti is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium. It is used in the production of soft-ripened cheeses, including Camembert, Brie, Langres, Coulommiers, and Cambozola, on which colonies of P. camemberti form a hard, white crust.

It is responsible for giving these cheeses their distinctive flavors.
An allergy to the antibiotic penicillin does not necessarily imply an allergy to cheeses made using P.
camemberti.

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