*4.11. Other Fungal Pigments*

The Cordycipitaceae family have promising pigment-producing genera such as *Torrubiella*, *Cordyceps, Beauveria*, *Hyperdermium* and *Lecanicillium*. *Beauveria bassiana* produces tenellin and *Beauveria brongniartii* produces bassianin. *Beauveria bassiana* produces pyridovericin, blood-red dibenzoquinone and pyridomacrolidin, along with mycotoxin. *Torubiella* produces torrubiellones and *Lecanicillium aphanocladii* produces a pigment, along with oosporein [93]. This molecule has a wide range of bioactivities from antifungal, antimicrobial and phytotoxic effects to growth inhibition in plants. Additionally, kidney damage and even death were noticed in poultry exposed to oosporein.
