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John I. Pitt is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research spans several fields including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine.

Their work covers various subfields, focusing primarily on Plant Science, with additional research in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Pharmacology, and Microbiology.

Main research topics include:

  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Phytochemical Compounds Biological Activities

Selected recent publications by John I. Pitt comprise:

  • Fusarium: more than a node or a foot-shaped basal cell, 2021, Studies in Mycology
  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 1042-1111, 2020, Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi
  • Comprehensive chemotaxonomic and genomic profiling of a biosynthetically talented Australian fungus, Aspergillus burnettii sp. nov., 2020, Fungal Genetics and Biology
  • Aspergillus section Flavi and aflatoxins in Brazilian cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and products, 2021, Mycotoxin Research
  • Enhanced molecular surveillance in response to the detection of extensively resistant gonorrhoea in Australia, 2020, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Frequent co-authors in their research network include:

  • P.W. Crous
  • L. Lombard
  • Josep Guarro
  • Alexander Akulov
  • Jos Houbraken

In terms of publication venues, their research has appeared most notably in:

  • Studies in Mycology
  • Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi
  • Fungal Genetics and Biology
  • Mycotoxin Research
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Best Publications

  • Fungi and food spoilage

    John I. Pitt;Ailsa D. Hocking

  • The genus Penicillium and its teleomorphic states Eupenicillium and Talaromyces

    John I. Pitt

  • 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

  • A laboratory guide to common Penicillium species

    John I. Pitt

  • A laboratory guide to the common Aspergillus species and their teleomorphs

    Maren A. Klich;John I. Pitt

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

    David M. Geiser;John I. Pitt;John W. Taylor

  • Toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins.

    J I Pitt

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

    A D King;A D Hocking;J I Pitt

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

    A D Hocking;J I Pitt

  • Fungi and Food Spilage

    S. P. Meyers;John I. Pitt;Ailsa D. Hocking

  • An improved medium for the detection of Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus

    J.I. Pitt;Ailsa D. Hocking;Diane R. Glenn

  • Toxigenic fungi: which are important?

    J. I. Pitt

  • Differentiation of Aspergillus flavus from A. parasiticus and other closely related species

    M.A. Klich;J.I. Pitt

  • The source of ochratoxin A in Brazilian coffee and its formation in relation to processing methods

    M.H. Taniwaki;J.I. Pitt;A.A. Teixeira;B.T. Iamanaka

  • Penicillium viridicatum, Penicillium verrucosum, and production of ochratoxin A.

    John I. Pitt

  • Modern concepts in penicillium and aspergillus classification

    Robert A. Samson;John I. Pitt

  • Integration of modern taxonomic methods for Penicillium and Aspergillus classification

    Robert A. Samson;John I. Pitt

  • Predicting fungal growth: the effect of water activity on Aspergillus flavus and related species.

    Angela M. Gibson;József Baranyi;John I. Pitt;Michael J. Eyles

  • Important mycotoxins and the fungi which produce them

    Jens Christian Frisvad;Ulf Thrane;R.A Samson;John Pitt

  • The Genus Penicillium and Its Teleomorphic States Eupenicillium and Talaromyces

    Robert A. Samson;John I. Pitt

Frequent Co-Authors

Ailsa D. Hocking
Ailsa D. Hocking Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Robert A. Samson
Robert A. Samson Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Jens Christian Frisvad
Jens Christian Frisvad Technical University of Denmark
John W. Taylor
John W. Taylor University of California, Berkeley
Arie H. Havelaar
Arie H. Havelaar University of Florida
Graham H. Fleet
Graham H. Fleet University of New South Wales
Ulf Thrane
Ulf Thrane Technical University of Denmark
Eileen S. Scott
Eileen S. Scott University of Adelaide
David L. Hawksworth
David L. Hawksworth Royal Botanic Gardens
J. David Miller
J. David Miller Carleton University

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