While molds are the primary concern for plant and dairy spoilage, bacteria are the main agents of meat decomposition.

Fruit spoilage caused by Penicillium expansum, the fungus responsible for blue mold disease, poses major threats to food security and safety worldwide. This pathogen not only devastates apples, pears, ...

Copper-containing herbicides are often applied to control photoautotrophic populations to reduce biosynthesis of the earthy odorant geosmin. The objective of this investigation was to determine the ...

Many spoiled foods contain organisms that produce toxins so though there are no absolute guidelines, here is what you should ...

Two new Penicillium species were isolated from peanut-field soils in Georgia. The species were noted particularly because they sporulated on the conidial heads of Aspergillus species. Phenotypic ...