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.
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.
Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK. p.mantle@imperial.ac.uk.
Peter
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Mantle
Department of Food Technology and Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil. marinacopetti@yahoo.com.br.
Marina Venturini
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Copetti
Centre for Agricultural and Biosciences International (CABI), Bakeham Lane, Egham, Surrey TW20 9TY, UK. a.buddie@cabi.org.
Alan
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Buddie
Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark. jcf@bio.dtu.dk.
Jens
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Frisvad
D002681:China; D009183:Mycotoxins; D009793:Ochratoxins; D010407:Penicillium
D009183:Mycotoxins; D009793:Ochratoxins; C025589:ochratoxin A
Penicillium polonicum; Penicillium solitum; mycotoxicology; ochratoxin A; single-spore isolates