Production and migration of patulin in Penicillium expansum molded apples during cold and ambient storage

The ability of three Penicillium expansum isolates to produce patulin was first evaluated in YES medium after incubation at 25 °C to select a high patulin producer. Then, a spore suspension of the selected P. expansum 3.78 strain was inoculated onto the surface of Golden delicious apples and incubated at 8 or 20 °C until the mold lesion reached a diameter of 1, 2 or 3 cm. For each lesion size, patulin was quantified from apple samples cut into 1...