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, Part S2 Molecular characterization of the null mutant PeDveA and complemented PeDveA:veA strains Part S3 Macroscopic morphology of the null mutant PeDveA. Part S4 Dissemination of Penicillium expansum. Part S5 Expression analysis of gene clusters involved in patulin and citrinin biosynthesis. Part S6 Expression analysis of genes encoding backbone enzymes involved in secondary metabolite biosynthesis. Part S7 Expression analysis of laeA and velB