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Accumulation of the mycotoxin patulin in the presence of gluconic acid contributes to pathogenicity of Penicillium expansum.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Jan 2014
Barad Shiri, Horowitz Sigal Brown, Kobiler Ilana, Sherman Amir, Prusky Dov
Abstract excerpt
Penicillium expansum, the causal agent of blue mold rot, causes severe postharvest fruit maceration through secretion of D-gluconic acid (GLA) and secondary metabolites such as the mycotoxin patulin in colonized tissue. GLA involvement in pathogenicity has been suggested but the mechanism of patulin accumulation and its contribution to P. expansum pathogenicity remain unclear. The roles of GLA and patulin...
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