| pdcyp51b, a new putative sterol 14α-demethylase gene of penicillium digitatum involved in resistance to imazalil and other fungicides inhibiting ergosterol synthesis. | penicillium digitatum, causing green mold decay, is the most destructive postharvest pathogen of citrus fruits worldwide. the phenotypes and genotypes of 403 isolates of p. digitatum, collected from packing houses and supermarkets in zhejiang, china, during 2000 to 2010, were characterized in terms of their imazalil sensitivity. the frequency of detected imazalil-resistant (imz-r) isolates increased from 2.1% in 2000 to 60-84% during 2005-2010. only 6.5% and 4.5% of the collected imz-r isolates ... | 2011 | 21637936 |