Exploring the artistry of penicillium digitatum

Penicillium digitatum, a species belonging to the genus Penicillium, is one of the pathogens that infects around 90% of citrus fruits, leading to crop losses (Yao et al., 2023). Despite the toxicity effect of the Penicillium digitatum, this fungus had many potentials in biotechnology and medicine research. This chapter presents the morphology of Penicillium digitatum. Moreover, a brief discussion on the biotechnological and medicinal applications of Penicillium digitatum will be briefly discussed at the end of this chapter.