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In the course of a routine examination of species of Penicillium for antibacterial activity, the following were shown to produce citrinin: P. lividum Westling; P. phæo-janthinellum Biourge;. P. implicatum Biourge; P. chrzaszczi Zaleski; P. citreo-sulfuratum Biourge.
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POLLOCK, A. Production of Citrinin by Five Species of Penicillium. Nature 160, 331–332 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160331b0
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