Blue mould, caused primarily by Penicillium expansum, is a major threat to the global pome fruit industry, causing multimillion‐dollar losses annually. The blue mould fungus negatively affects fruit quality, thereby reducing fresh fruit consumption, and significantly contributes to food loss. P. expansum also produces an array of mycotoxins that are detrimental to human health. Management options are limited and the emergence of fungicide‐resistant Penicillium spp. makes disease management difficult, therefore new approaches and tools are needed to combat blue mould in storage. This species profile comprises a comprehensive literature review of this aggressive pathogen associated with pomes (apple, pear, quince), focusing on biology, mechanisms of disease, control, genomics, and the newest developments in disease management.

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扩展青霉菌：一种生物，组学和管理工具，用于处理引起石榴果蓝霉菌的全球采后病原体。

蓝霉菌主要由青霉菌引起，是对全球石榴果业的主要威胁，每年造成数百万美元的损失。蓝霉菌对水果质量产生负面影响，从而减少了新鲜水果的消耗，并极大地造成了食物损失。扩展体育假单胞菌还产生一系列对人体健康有害的霉菌毒素。管理选择有限，抗真菌剂青霉菌的出现spp。使疾病管理变得困难，因此需要新的方法和工具来应对存储中的蓝霉病。该物种概况包括对这种与诗病（苹果，梨，木瓜）有关的侵袭性病原体的全面文献综述，重点是生物学，疾病机理，控制，基因组学以及疾病管理的最新进展。