Penicillium expansum
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Penicillium crustaceum Link, (1809) |
Penicillium expansum is a plant pathogen. It is a blue-colored mold responsible for the postharvest decay of stored apples.[1] This mold also produces the carcinogenic metabolite patulin.[2]
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Index Fungorum
USDA ARS Fungal Database
Fruit Disease Focus by Wojciech Janisiewicz
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