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Penicillium or bread mold is a genus of fungus that includes:

• Penicillium notatum which produces the penicillin antibiotic
• Penicillium glaucum used in making Gorgonzola cheese
• Penicillium candida used in making Brie and Camembert cheese, also see candida
• Penicillium roqueforti used in making Roquefort and Danish Blue cheese
• Penicillium marneffei a thermally dimorphic species endemic in Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia is a subregion of Asia. It includes all of the following territories: Brunei Cambodia East Timor Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar (Burma) Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam Southeast Asia has an area of 1. 6 million sq miles (4,000,000 k, which is a problem in AIDSAIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome sometimes written Aids is a human disease characterized by progressive destruction of the body's immune system. It is widely accepted that AIDS results from infection with HIV patients.