Projected climate change effects will influence primary agricultural systems and thus food
security, directly via impacts on yields, and indirectly via impacts on its safety, with …

Wine is a significant contributor to the economies of many countries. However, the
commodity can become contaminated with mycotoxins produced by certain fungi. Most …

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is the most toxic member of ochratoxins, a group of toxic secondary
metabolites produced by fungi. The most relevant species involved in OTA production in …

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites, and some important groups of mycotoxins are
aflatoxins, ochratoxins, ergot alkaloids, citrinin, patulin and fusarium, which include …

In recent years, very many incidences of contamination with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in pistachio
nuts have been reported as a major global problem for the crop. In Europe, legislation is in …

Safety and quality are significant challenges for food; namely, safety represents a big threat
all over the world and is one of the most important goal to be achieved in both Western …

The aim of this study was to investigate in vitro and model the effect of temperature (T) and
water activity (aw) conditions on growth and toxin production by some toxigenic fungi …

In the decades to come, the one factor that will likely have the greatest effect on the
economics of the mycotoxin problem is climate change. This article reviews the current state …

An actinobacterial strain, HG29, with potent activity against pathogenic, toxigenic and
phytopathogenic fungi was isolated from a Saharan soil sample of Algeria. On the basis of …

Highlights•Modeling mycotoxin is focused on cereals.•Mycotoxin prediction in crops was
mainly managed with empiric models.•4 mechanistic models were developed, for DON …