Molecular basis and regulation of pathogenicity and patulin biosynthesis in Penicillium expansum

B Li, Y Chen, Z Zhang, G Qin, T Chen… - … Reviews in Food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Penicillium expansum is a necrotrophic plant pathogen with a wide range of fruit hosts. It
causes blue mold rot during fruit storage, transport, and sale, resulting in huge economic …

γ-Aminobutyric acid induces resistance against Penicillium expansum by priming of defence responses in pear fruit

C Yu, L Zeng, K Sheng, F Chen, T Zhou, X Zheng, T Yu - Food chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
The results from this study showed that treatment with γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), at 100–
1000 μg/ml, induced strong resistance against blue mould rot caused by Penicillium …

Patulin is a cultivar‐dependent aggressiveness factor favouring the colonization of apples by Penicillium expansum

SP Snini, J Tannous, P Heuillard, S Bailly… - Molecular Plant …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The blue mould decay of apples is caused by Penicillium expansum and is associated with
contamination by patulin, a worldwide regulated mycotoxin. Recently, a cluster of 15 genes …

Delivering the goods: Fungal secretion modulates virulence during host–pathogen interactions

MJ Bradshaw, HP Bartholomew, JM Fonseca… - Fungal Biology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fungi secrete a variety of compounds that have wide ranging effects on society and govern
the outcome of host–pathogen interactions. The secreted products range from powerful …

Penicillium expansum (blue mold)

D Errampalli - Postharvest decay, 2014 - Elsevier
Blue mold disease, caused by Penicillium expansum (Link), is the most economically
important postharvest disease of fruit and vegetables in storage. In addition to causing food …

Biocontrol activity of Starmerella bacillaris yeast against blue mold disease on apple fruit and its effect on cider fermentation

C Nadai, WJ Fernandes Lemos, F Favaron… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The reduction of chemical fungicides in agriculture has led to the use of microorganisms as
biocontrol agents. Starmerella bacillaris is a non-Saccharomyces yeast associated with …

More than a Virulence Factor: Patulin Is a Non-Host-Specific Toxin that Inhibits Postharvest Phytopathogens and Requires Efflux for Penicillium Tolerance

HP Bartholomew, MJ Bradshaw, O Macarisin… - …, 2022 - Am Phytopath Society
Mycotoxin contamination is a leading cause of food spoilage and waste on a global scale.
Patulin, a mycotoxin produced by Penicillium spp. during postharvest pome fruit decay …

Impact of veA on the development, aggressiveness, dissemination and secondary metabolism of Penicillium expansum

C El Hajj Assaf, SP Snini, S Tadrist… - Molecular Plant …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Penicillium expansum, the causal agent of blue mould disease, produces the mycotoxins
patulin and citrinin amongst other secondary metabolites. Secondary metabolism is …

Identification of Penicillium expansum causing postharvest blue mold decay of apple fruit

I Vico, N Duduk, M Vasić, M Nikolić - Pesticidi i fitomedicina, 2014 - aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs
Penicillium expansum (Link) Thom. je jedan od najznačajnijih prouzrokovača truleži
plodova jabučastog voća u toku čuvanja koji se odlikuje proizvodnjom mikotoksina patulina …

Acidification of apple and orange hosts by Penicillium digitatum and Penicillium expansum

L Vilanova, I Viñas, R Torres, J Usall… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
New information about virulence mechanisms of Penicillium digitatum and Penicillium
expansum could be an important avenue to control fungal diseases. In this study, the ability …