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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Fungus
  • Botany
  • Ecology

John I. Pitt mainly focuses on Botany, Mycotoxin, Penicillium, Aspergillus and Ochratoxin A. John I. Pitt has researched Botany in several fields, including Food microbiology and Horticulture. John I. Pitt usually deals with Mycotoxin and limits it to topics linked to Aflatoxin and Organic chemistry.

His Genus research extends to the thematically linked field of Penicillium. His Aspergillus research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Phylogenetics and Aspergillus flavus. His work in Penicillium nalgiovense covers topics such as Penicillium nordicum which are related to areas like Food contaminant.

His most cited work include:

  • Fungi and food spoilage (2459 citations)
  • The genus Penicillium and its teleomorphic states Eupenicillium and Talaromyces (1223 citations)
  • Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. (1134 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Botany, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Mycotoxin and Aspergillus flavus. His Aspergillus course of study focuses on Fungus and Biochemistry and Phylogenetics. His work deals with themes such as Evolutionary biology and Taxonomy, Subgenus, which intersect with Penicillium.

His Mycotoxin study is focused on Food science and Biotechnology. His studies deal with areas such as Food microbiology and Agar as well as Food science. His Aspergillus flavus research integrates issues from Fusarium and Aflatoxin.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (47.55%)
  • Aspergillus (23.78%)
  • Penicillium (20.98%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2020)?

  • Aspergillus (23.78%)
  • Botany (47.55%)
  • Aflatoxin (12.59%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

John I. Pitt spends much of his time researching Aspergillus, Botany, Aflatoxin, Fungus and World health. His Aspergillus study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Stereochemistry, Subgenus and Bacteria. His Botany research integrates issues from Type and Phylogenetics.

John I. Pitt interconnects Contamination, Toxicology, Biological pest control and Aspergillus flavus in the investigation of issues within Aflatoxin. His Contamination research incorporates themes from Food science, Arachis and Food microbiology. The various areas that John I. Pitt examines in his Toxicology study include Ochratoxin A, Aspergillus species and Dried fruit.

Between 2014 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • A Concise History of Mycotoxin Research (72 citations)
  • World Health Organization estimates of the global and regional disease burden of four foodborne chemical toxins, 2010: a data synthesis. (46 citations)
  • Name changes in medically important fungi and their implications for clinical practice. (46 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Fungus
  • Botany
  • Ecology

His primary scientific interests are in Aflatoxin, Mycotoxin, Aspergillus, Toxicology and Contamination. His research integrates issues of Global health, Public health, Allergen and Disease burden in his study of Aflatoxin. Food science covers he research in Mycotoxin.

His study in Aspergillus is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Cutin, Secondary metabolite, Mycelium, Food microbiology and Fungus. His studies deal with areas such as Ochratoxin A, Aspergillus species and Dried fruit as well as Toxicology. His research on Contamination frequently links to adjacent areas such as Veterinary medicine.

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Best Publications

Fungi and food spoilage

John I. Pitt;Ailsa D. Hocking.
(2012)

5474 Citations

The genus Penicillium and its teleomorphic states Eupenicillium and Talaromyces

John I. Pitt.
The genus Penicillium and its teleomorphic states Eupenicillium and Talaromyces. (1979)

2257 Citations

IARC Monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans: Some traditional herbal medicines, some mycotoxins, naphthalene and styrene

Ahti Anttila;Ramesh V. Bhat;James A. Bond;Susan J. Borghoff.
IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans (2002)

1228 Citations

Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants.

Joint Fao;Bend J;Bolger M.
World Health Organization technical report series (2007)

1134 Citations

A laboratory guide to common Penicillium species

John I. Pitt.
CSI Res. Org. Div. Food Processing (2000)

1078 Citations

A laboratory guide to the common Aspergillus species and their teleomorphs

Maren A. Klich;John I. Pitt.
(1988)

764 Citations

Cryptic speciation and recombination in the aflatoxin-producing fungus Aspergillus flavus

David M. Geiser;John I. Pitt;John W. Taylor.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (1998)

613 Citations

Toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins.

J I Pitt.
British Medical Bulletin (2000)

532 Citations

Dichloran-rose bengal medium for enumeration and isolation of molds from foods.

A D King;A D Hocking;J I Pitt.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology (1979)

510 Citations

Dichloran-glycerol medium for enumeration of xerophilic fungi from low-moisture foods.

A D Hocking;J I Pitt.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology (1980)

468 Citations

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