Talaromyces minioluteus is an important species of genus Talaromyces, which has cosmopolitan distribution and is encountered on a wide range of different habitats. This species has not been considered as an important plant pathogen, even though it has been isolated from various plant hosts. Fruits and vegetables with Penicillium-like mold symptoms were collected from 2015 to 2017 from markets in Serbia. Isolates from quince, tomato, and orange fruits, onion bulbs, and potato tubers were identified and characterized for morphological, physiological, and molecular traits by scientists at the Department of Plant Diseases, Institute for Plant Protection and Environment of Belgrade .
"The results of both morphological and molecular analyses proved that the obtained isolates are T. minioluteus. In the pathogenicity assay, T. minioluteus was confirmed as a pathogen of all species tested with the exception of potato tubers. This is the first report of T. minioluteus as a postharvest plant pathogen on quince, tomato, and orange fruit and onion bulbs. Furthermore, this is the first record of T. minioluteus in Serbia" says the plant pathologists.
Source: Stefan Stošić, Danijela Ristić, Katarina Gašić, Mira Starović, Milica Ljaljević Grbić, Jelena Vukojević, Svetlana Živković, 'Talaromyces minioluteus: New Postharvest Fungal Pathogen in Serbia', 2020, Plant Disease.