Natural occurrence of the mycotoxin penitrem a in moldy cream cheese

✍ Scribed by J. L. Richard; L. H. Arp

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1979
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 341 KB
• Volume: 67
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0301-486X
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00440681

✦ Synopsis

The occurrence of the mycotoxin penitrem A in refrigerated cream cheese that was involved in the intoxication of two dogs is described. Penitrem A and the fungus Penicillium crustosum were isolated from the cream cheese and identified. This is believed to be the first definitive case of the natural occurrence of penitrem A.