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Citrinin as an accessory establishment factor of P. expansum for the colonization of apples.
International journal of food microbiology - 2 Feb 2018
Touhami Najim, Soukup Sebastian T, Schmidt-Heydt Markus, Kulling Sabine E, Geisen Rolf
Abstract excerpt
Penicillium expansum is the causal agent of blue mold decay of apples. This fungal species can produce the two important mycotoxins patulin and citrinin. It was previously shown that patulin represents a colonization factor for the infection of apples. No definitive information about the importance of citrinin for the colonization of apples is currently available. The pksCT gene of the citrinin cluster codes for...
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