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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.
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Richard, J.L., Arp, L.H. Natural occurrence of the mycotoxin penitrem a in moldy cream cheese. Mycopathologia 67, 107–109 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00440681
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