Penicillium rubrum

Penicillium rubrum is a species of fungus in the genus "Penicillium" which produces kojic acid, mitorubrin, mitorubrinol, rubratoxin A, rubratoxin B rubralactone, rubramin and occurs in grain corn and soybeans. "Penicillium rubrum" is similar to the species "Penicillium chrysogenum".