{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(10)"],"submitter":["Habib W"],"pubmed_abstract":["The apple is one of the most important fruit tree crops in the Mediterranean region. Lebanon, in particular, is among the top apple producer countries in the Middle East; however, recently, several types of damage, particularly rot symptoms, have been detected on fruits in cold storage. This study aims to identify the causal agents of apple decay in Lebanese post-harvest facilities and characterize a set of 39 representative strains of the toxigenic fungus Penicillium. The results demonstrated that blue mould was the most frequent fungal disease associated with apples showing symptoms of decay after 3-4 months of storage at 0 °C, with an average frequency of 76.5% and 80.6% on cv. Red and cv. Golden Delicious apples, respectively. The morphological identification and phylogenetic analysis "],"journal":["Toxins"],"pagination":["730"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8537683"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Occurrence and Characterization of Penicillium Species Isolated from Post-Harvest Apples in Lebanon."],"pmcid":["PMC8537683"],"pubmed_authors":["Saab C","Habib W","Moretti A","Logrieco AF","Solfrizzo M","Masiello M","Piemontese L","Al Moussawi Z","Chahine-Tsouvalakis H","Tawk ST","Susca A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Occurrence and Characterization of Penicillium Species Isolated from Post-Harvest Apples in Lebanon.","description":"The apple is one of the most important fruit tree crops in the Mediterranean region. Lebanon, in particular, is among the top apple producer countries in the Middle East; however, recently, several types of damage, particularly rot symptoms, have been detected on fruits in cold storage. This study aims to identify the causal agents of apple decay in Lebanese post-harvest facilities and characterize a set of 39 representative strains of the toxigenic fungus Penicillium. The results demonstrated that blue mould was the most frequent fungal disease associated with apples showing symptoms of decay after 3-4 months of storage at 0 °C, with an average frequency of 76.5% and 80.6% on cv. Red and cv. Golden Delicious apples, respectively. The morphological identification and phylogenetic analysis ","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Oct","modification":"2025-04-05T12:57:02.68Z","creation":"2024-11-12T12:23:20.109Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8537683","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34679023"],"doi":["10.3390/toxins13100730"]}}