Comments on "Mycobiota and Mycotoxins in Traditional Medicinal Seeds from China. Toxins 2015, 7, 3858-3875"-in Attributing Ochratoxin A Biosynthesis Within the Genus Penicillium Occurring on Natural Agricultural Produce

Peter Mantle, Marina Venturini Copetti, Alan Buddie, Jens Christian Frisvad

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    Abstract

    The unusual attribution of trace amounts of ochratoxin A in some Chinese food commodities to Penicillium polonicum is questioned by European experience in searches for ochratoxinogenic food-spoilage Penicillia, where mistaken attribution is now known to have been due to cryptic Penicillium verrucosum contamination. Consequently, selection of single-spore isolates is recommended as pre-requisite for attributing mycotoxin biosynthetic potential to fungi.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number166
    JournalToxins
    Volume8
    Issue number6
    Number of pages4
    ISSN2072-6651
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016

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    Keywords

    • Mycotoxicology
    • Single-spore isolates
    • Ochratoxin A
    • Penicillium polonicum
    • Penicillium solitum

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