Penicillium polonicum explained

Penicillium polonicum is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium which produces penicillic acid, verucosidin, patulin, anacine, 3-methoxyviridicatin and glycopeptides.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Penicillium polonicum can spoil cereals, peanuts, onions, dried meats, citrus fruits^{[2] [5]}

Further reading

• 10678429. 2000. Núñez. F. Effects of substrate, water activity, and temperature on growth and verrucosidin production by Penicillium polonicum isolated from dry-cured ham. Journal of Food Protection. 63. 2. 231–6. Díaz. M. C.. Rodríguez. M. Aranda. E. Martín. A. Asensio. M. A.. 10.4315/0362-028x-63.2.231 . free.
• 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00008-9. 12038578. Molecular cloning of verrucosidin-producing Penicillium polonicum genes by differential screening to obtain a DNA probe. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 76. 1–2. 55–61. 2002. Aranda. E.. Rodrı́Guez. M.. Benito. M.J.. Asensio. M.A.. Córdoba. J.J..
• 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.01.014. 25647332. Influence of storage temperature on growth of Penicillium polonicum and Penicillium glabrum and potential for deterioration of frozen chicken nuggets. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 200. 1–4. 2015. Saccomori. Fernanda. Wigmann. Évelin Francine. Bernardi. Angélica Olivier. Alcano-González. María de Jesús. Copetti. Marina Venturini.
• 10.1080/10286020.2013.780349. 23600807. Secondary metabolites from the endophytic fungi Penicillium polonicumand Aspergillus fumigatus. Journal of Asian Natural Products Research. 15. 5. 446–452. 2013. Ding. Guang-Zhi. Liu. Jing. Wang. Jia-Ming. Fang. Lei. Yu. Shi-Shan. 302886 .
• 10.3390/toxins2082083. 22069673. Contrasting Nephropathic Responses to Oral Administration of Extract of Cultured Penicillium polonicum in Rat and Primate. Toxins. 2. 8. 2083–2097. 2010. Mantle. Peter G.. McHugh. Katharine M.. Fincham. John E.. 3153284. free .
• Book: Ulrich Kück . Minou Nowrousian . Jürgen Reiß . Birgit Hoff . Ines Engh . Schimmelpilze: Lebensweise, Nutzen, Schaden, Bekämpfung . Springer Science & Business Media . 2009 . 978-3540887164.
• Book: Manfred Hinker . Martina Seibert . Pilze in Innenräumen und am Arbeitsplatz . Springer-Verlag . 2013 . 978-3709112359.

Notes and References

1. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/60169 IniProt
2. 10.1094/PDIS-05-14-0550-PDN. First Report of Penicillium polonicum Causing Blue Mold on Stored Onion (Allium cepa) in Serbia. Plant Disease. 98. 10. 1440. 2014. Duduk. N.. Vasić. M.. Vico. I.. 30703962 . free.
3. Book: Sarah De Saeger . Determining Mycotoxins and Mycotoxigenic Fungi in Food and Feed . Elsevier . 2011 . 978-0857090973.
4. Book: Martha J. Boss . Dennis W. Day . Biological Risk Engineering Handbook: Infection Control and Decontamination . CRC Press . 2002 . 142003216X.
5. 10678429. 2000. Núñez. F. Effects of substrate, water activity, and temperature on growth and verrucosidin production by Penicillium polonicum isolated from dry-cured ham. Journal of Food Protection. 63. 2. 231–6. Díaz. M. C.. Rodríguez. M. Aranda. E. Martín. A. Asensio. M. A.. 10.4315/0362-028x-63.2.231 . free.