Byssochlamys species are responsible for spoilage and degradation of fruits and silages. Under specific conditions they are able to produce mycotoxins. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of 19 different strains of Byssochlamys nivea and Byssochlamys fulva to produce patulin in relation with the presence of two genes involved in the patulin biosynthesis pathways in the genome of these fungal strains. The strains were characterized by macroscopic, microscopic examinations, internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rRNA and beta-tubulin fragment amplification and sequencing. All of the 8 B. nivea strains tested produced patulin. By contrast, none of the 11 strains of B. fulva produce this toxin. Two genes of the patulin biosynthetic pathway, a polyketide synthase (pks) and the isoepoxydon dehydrogenase (idh) were cloned from B. nivea. The deduced amino acid sequence of the polyketide synthase was 74% identical to the 6-methylsalicylic acid synthase gene of Penicillium griseofulvum and had the five functional domains characteristic of fungal type I polyketide synthases (beta-ketosynthase, acyltransferase, dehydratase, beta-ketoreductase and acyl carrier protein). The complete coding sequence of idh gene displayed after translation 88% of identity with P. griseofulvum IDH and 85% with P. expansum IDH, respectively. Both pks and idh messengers were strongly co-expressed during the production of 6-methylsalicylic acid and patulin. The presence of these genes was then investigated in the genome of B. nivea and B. fulva strains by PCR. All B. nivea strains possess the two genes, by contrast none of the B. fulva strains display these genes. The absence of 6-methylsalicylic acid and isoepoxydon dehydrogenase genes can explain the inability of B. fulva to produce patulin. In conclusion, B. fulva don't seem to be responsible for the occurrence of patulin by lack of genes.
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