Draft Genome Sequence of the Patulin-Producing Fungus Paecilomyces niveus Strain CO7.

Megan N Biango-DanielsTristan W WangKathie T Hodge

Published in: Genome announcements (2018)

Paecilomyces niveus is an extremotolerant fungus with surprising powers to survive high temperatures and infect apples and aphids. These abilities make it a formidable enemy in food and agricultural environments. In addition, it produces patulin, the most significant mycotoxin in apples.

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