Revised Description ofPenicillium ulaienseand Its Role as a Pathogen of Citrus Fruits

摘要: Penicillium ulaiense causes whisker mold, a recently described post-harvest disease of citrus fruits. A new, more comprehensive description the fungus and related taxonomic information are given. This is based on examinations type isolate 33 other isolates from fruits in seven citrus-growing areas world. P. was confirmed unique italicum, cause blue by arbitrarilly primed polymerase chain reaction analysis morphological criteria. ulaiense, digitatum (the green:mold) showed similar temperature-growth relationships, but grew slowly. pathogenic only moderately virulent to commercial varieties [...]