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Aspects of the Occurrence, Genetics, and Regulation of Biosynthesis of the Three Food Relevant Penicillium Mycotoxins: Ochratoxin A, Citrinin, and Patulin

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Abstract

Despite the fact that Penicillium nordicum, P. verrucosum, P. expansum, and P. citrinum occur in different ecological environments, they all can be found frequently in a very specialized environment, e.g., NaCl-rich habitats, including foods. All of these species are capable of either producing the mycotoxins ochratoxin or citrinin or both. The biosynthesis of some of these mycotoxins seems to play a role in this habitat, and the biosynthesis of these mycotoxins can be shifted or adapted according the environmental conditions. The known genetic background and the influence of environmental factors via certain transduction pathways, which apparently play a role in the adaptation of mycotoxin production, are described.

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Geisen, R., Schmidt-Heydt, M., Stoll, D., Touhami, N. (2018). Aspects of the Occurrence, Genetics, and Regulation of Biosynthesis of the Three Food Relevant Penicillium Mycotoxins: Ochratoxin A, Citrinin, and Patulin. In: Anke, T., Schüffler, A. (eds) Physiology and Genetics. The Mycota, vol 15. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71740-1_14

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