Talaromyces atroroseus

Talaromyces atroroseus
Talaromyces atroroseus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Trichocomaceae
Genus:	Talaromyces
Species:	T. atroroseus
Binomial name
Talaromyces atroroseus Yilmaz, Frisvad, Houbraken & Samson (2013)

Talaromyces atroroseus is a species of fungus described as new to science in 2013. Found in soil and fruit, it was first identified from house dust collected in South Africa. The fungus produces a stable red pigment with no known toxins that, it is speculated, could be used in manufacturing, especially mass-produced foods.^[1]

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