Table 3.

The strains that produce MPA

Source	Isolated strain(s)	MPA titer	References
Mouldy maize	P. brevicompactum	–	[37]
Blue-molded cheesesa	P. roqueforti	800–4000 mg/kg	[10]
Silagea	P. roqueforti	0.02–35 mg/kg	[38]
Food wastes: Cereals, fruits, meat, vegetables Fruits, cheese, bread Cereals, bread, meata	P. brevicompactum P. roqueforti p. carneum	0.075–19 mg/kg	[39]
Infected ginger	P. brevicompactum	–	[9]
Tap water	P. brevicompactum	–	[40]
Air intake, Insecta	Aspergillus strains	1–3 mg/kg	[31]
Oilseed cakes and indoor aira	Aspergillus pseudoglaucus	1–17 mg/kg	[30]
Mould-ripened cheesea	Penicillium roqueforti	0.1–23.1 mg/kg	[41]
Grapevine garden soil	P. glabrum	1079 mg/L	This study

^aProduction of MPA on solid media