Some common decay organisms of vegetables and ripened fruits are Alternaria species. Even fruits and vegetables kept under refrigeration can be spoiled by Alternaria species because the mold grows at low temperatures. Alternaria alternata is commonly found in grain in areas with a high incidence of esophageal cancer. Three metabolites, altertoxins I, II, and III, have been isolated from A. alte...

Duas lactonas bicíclicas com anéis gem-dimetilciclohexano (δ-bromo-γ-lactona e δ-iodo-γ-lactona) foram utilizadas como substratos para biotransformação por células inteiras de várias estirpes fúngicas (cinco Fusarium strains, Nigrospora oryzae, Syncephalastrum racemosum, Stemphylium botryosum e Cunninghamella japonicae Acremonium sp). Alguns dos microorganismos selecionados (principalmente cepa...

A total of seven fungi were identified from the surface of fully matured papaya fruits cv. ‘Sekaki’ collected form two different fields namely University Agriculture Park, UPM and MARDI, Selangor and a fruit exporter [Seng Chew Hup Kee (M) Sdn Bhd, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia]. They were identified as Botryodiplodia theobromae, Colletotrichum capsici, C. gloeosporioides, Fusarium sp., Phomopsis ...