Some Alternaria species are able to produce plant pathogenic as well as toxic metabolites.
In both agriculture and the food industry it is important know if toxigenic Alternaria are …

Alternaria core rot is a major postharvest disease of apple fruit in several countries of the
world, including Greece. The study was conducted aiming to identify the disease causal …

Known toxigenic strains of Alternaría alternata, Alternaría tenuissima, and Alternaría solani,
isolated from a variety of plant materials, were cultured on apple and tomato slices. Wild …

Alternaria is a frequent contaminant of apple fruit, causing severe economic losses. It can
produce external lesions and mouldy core, characterised by a rotten area in the apple core …

Eleven Alternaria alternata strains isolated from Red Delicious apples in cold storage in
Argentina, were tested for alternariol and alternariol methyl ether production in laboratory …

Alternaria tenuis was the main species of Alternaria which produced post‐harvest decay in
apples. Alternariol (AOH) and alternariol monomethyl ether (AME) were the major …

Alternaria alternata strain 8442-3 was inoculated into tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum
Mill.) and Red Delicious cultivar apples (Malus domestica Borkh.). Half of the lots of each …

Alternaria species produce several mycotoxins that are of particular health concern. The
natural occurrence of three Alternaria toxins; alternariol (AOH), alternariol methyl ether …

Alternaria spp. contamination and subsequent production of mycotoxins is a common
problem in vegetable crops. Identification of Alternaria species by traditional methods …

The group of the small-spored Alternaria species is particularly relevant in foods due to its
high frequency and wide distribution in different crops. These species are responsible for the …