Cereal grains are a favorable habitat for aflatoxin- producing fungus to develop. the current investigation was carried out to evaluate the quantity and kind of contaminated imported grains and rice generated in the province of Shiraz, Iran.
Hamed Faraji +2 more
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Differentiation between Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus from Pure Culture and Aflatoxin-Contaminated Grapes Using PCR-RFLP Analysis of aflR-aflJ Intergenic Spacer. [PDF]
Aflatoxins (AFs) represent the most important single mycotoxin-related food safety problem in developed and developing countries as they have adverse effects on human and animal health. They are produced mainly by Aspergillus flavus and A.
Mireille Kallassy +11 more
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Control of Aflatoxin Production of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus Using RNA Silencing Technology by Targeting aflD (nor-1) Gene. [PDF]
Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus are important pathogens of cotton, corn, peanuts and other oil-seed crops, producing toxins both in the field and during storage.
Daniel Caley +14 more
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Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a qualidade de castanhas-do-brasil beneficiadas e comercializadas em Rio Branco, Acre. Foram analisadas amostras das três marcas de castanha encontradas no mercado local quanto às variáveis: atividade de água ...
Virgínia de Souza Álvares +4 more
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Water availability affects extracellular hydrolytic enzyme production by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus [PDF]
The objectives of this study were to examine the effect of different water activities (a(w); 0.99, 0.96 and 0.94) and time (up to 120 h) on quantitative and specific enzyme production during germination and initial growth of Aspergillus flavus and A ...
Shah, Hamid Ullah +5 more
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Aspergillus section Flavi and aflatoxins in Algerian wheat and derived products [PDF]
Wheat and its derivatives are a very important staple food for North African populations. The aim of this study was to analyze populations of Aspergillus section Flavi from local wheat based on aflatoxins (AFs),cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) and sclerotia ...
Salim Mokrane +11 more
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Chemical Composition and Bioactive Potential of Extracts from Diospyros capricornuta F. White against Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus [PDF]
Diospyros capricornuta is an endemic species widely distributed along the coast of Tanzania that is used as food condiments and traditional medicine. The chemical compositions of Diospyros capricornuta leaves, stem-bark, and root-bark extracts; and their
Mmongoyo, Juma A. +2 more
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Aspergillus parasiticus is a notorious filamentous fungus, which can produce aflatoxin B and G. Here, we reported the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Aspergillus parasiticus isolated from air in South Korea.
Jongsun Park +7 more
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Samples of vegetables (infected and healthy) were investigated in this study to identify and isolate fungal species growing present. The vegetables are Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum), Pepper (Capsicum annum), Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and Onion ...
Samaila Yaradua Samaila +2 more
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Occurrence of toxigenic fungi in maize and maize-gluten meal from Pakistan
The present study was designed to isolate and identify toxigenic mycoflora of maize and maize-gluten meal. A total of 82 samples of maize and 8 samples of maize-gluten meal were collected from Faisalabad district of Pakistan over a period of two years ...
Muhammad SALEEMI +7 more
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