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Production and degradation of patulin by paecilomyces species, a common contaminant of silage
Author(s) -
Anderson Murray S.,
Dutton Michael F.,
Harding Keith
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740300303
Subject(s) - patulin , paecilomyces , silage , mycotoxin , degradation (telecommunications) , food science , biology , chemistry , botany , telecommunications , computer science
The production and degradation of patulin by a common silage comtaminant, Paecilomyces sp., is described. Utilising protoplasts of the parent organism, 80% degradation of radiolabelled patulin occurs over the 3‐h period studied and it is proposed that this degradation effect may account for anomalies in the investigation of suspected mycotoxin poisoning.