PENICILLIUM GLAUCUM
\pˌɛnɪsˈɪli͡əm ɡlˈɔːkəm], \pˌɛnɪsˈɪliəm ɡlˈɔːkəm], \p_ˌɛ_n_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_l_iə_m ɡ_l_ˈɔː_k_ə_m]\
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Common mildew or blight, the type of the genus; a highly polymorphic fungus the mycelium of which produces an abundance of conidia in long chains. It is common on moldy bread and other moist substances, and one variety, P. crustaceum, is used in the barren mycelioid stage in the domestic manufacture of vinegar from saccharine liquor, on the surface of which it forms a tough, leather like substance known as the vinegar plant.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
