Aflatoxins are highly toxic metabolites of several Aspergillus species widely distributed
throughout the environment. These toxins have adverse effects on humans and livestock at …

Aflatoxins are endemic in Kenya. The 2004 outbreak of acute aflatoxicosis in the country
was one of the unprecedented epidemics of human aflatoxin poisoning recorded in …

Aflatoxins and ochratoxins are among the most important mycotoxins of all and producers of
both types of mycotoxins are present in Aspergillus section Flavi, albeit never in the same …

We conducted a survey of aflatoxin and fumonisin in maize in western Kenya. In a regional
survey of aflatoxin conducted in 2009 across three agroecological zones within three …

The aim of this study was to identify Aspergillus species isolated from maize kernels and
soils of maize fields of Nandi County using macro and micro morphological characteristics. A …

Aspergillus flavus is the main producer of carcinogenic aflatoxins in agricultural commodities
such as maize. This fungus occurs naturally on crops, and produces aflatoxins when …

This study aimed at morphologically identifying Aspergillus flavus in soil and maize and at
determining their aflatoxin-producing potentials. Five hundred and fourteen isolates …

Phaseolus vulgaris L. is the major pulse cultivated and culturally inculcated in the food
habits of the locals in the Himalayan mountainous region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir …

Field trials were conducted in small-scale farmers' grain stores in an aflatoxin endemic
region to assess the effect of storing maize in triple layer hermetic (PICS™) bags on aflatoxin …

Maize is frequently contaminated with multiple mycotoxins, especially those produced by
Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium verticillioides. As mycotoxin contamination is a critical factor …