Adverse effects, transformation and channeling of aflatoxins into food raw materials in livestock

F Peles, P Sipos, Z Győri, WP Pfliegler… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Aflatoxins are wide-spread harmful carcinogenic secondary metabolites produced by
Aspergillus species, which cause serious feed and food contaminations and affect farm …

Genetic and Toxigenic Variability within Aspergillus flavus Population Isolated from Maize in Two Diverse Environments in Kenya

S Okoth, M De Boevre, A Vidal… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Toxigenic Aspergillus flavus from Groundnut Kernels in Kenya

RO Okayo, DO Andika, MM Dida… - International Journal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Pathogenesis of Aspergillus flavus on important agricultural products is a key concern on
human health due to the synthesis and secretion of the hazardous secondary metabolite …

Microbial contamination of poultry feed and the effects on birds' performance

AC Mgbeahuruike, OA Agina, MU Anyanwu… - Animal Research …, 2023 - ajol.info
Poultry feeds are made with ingredients from different raw materials; therefore contamination
with microbial agents is very common. When contaminated poultry feeds are consumed by …

Detection of toxigenic mycobiota and mycotoxins in cereal feed market

ZU Hassan, RF Al-Thani, Q Migheli, S Jaoua - Food Control, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study was designed to investigate the occurrence of mycotoxins and toxigenic
mycobiota in cereals used as animal feed in a Qatari market. Aflatoxins (AFs) and ochratoxin …

Fungal contamination and aflatoxin B1 detected in hay for dairy cows in south Italy

C Ceniti, N Costanzo, AA Spina, M Rodolfi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The growth of filamentous fungi on fodder is recognized as responsible for fungal
deterioration and mycotoxin contamination of the plant mass leads to economic losses in the …

Effect of temperature on growth, gene expression, and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus nomius isolated from Brazil nuts

NBS Yunes, RC Oliveira, TA Reis, AC Baquião… - Mycotoxin …, 2020 - Springer
Aspergillus nomius is a potent producer of aflatoxins B and G and is one of the most
common species of fungi found in Brazil nuts. Temperature is considered a major abiotic …

Seasonal diversity and occurrence of filamentous fungi in smallholder dairy cattle feeds and feedstuffs in South Africa

OA Adelusi, S Gbashi, JA Adebiyi, R Makhuvele… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study investigated 65 (35 in summer and 30 in winter) smallholder dairy cattle feeds
from Free State and Limpopo provinces in South Africa from 2018 to 2019 for fungal …

Osmotic-Adaptation Response of sakA/hogA Gene to Aflatoxin Biosynthesis, Morphology Development and Pathogenicity in Aspergillus flavus

E Tumukunde, D Li, L Qin, Y Li, J Shen, S Wang… - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Aspergillu s flavus is one of the fungi from the big family of Aspergillus genus and it is
capable of colonizing a large number of seed/crops and living organisms such as animals …

Molecular Characterisation of Aflatoxigenic and Non-Aflatoxigenic Strains of Aspergillus Section Flavi Isolated from Imported Peanuts along the Supply Chain in …

M Norlia, S Jinap, MAR Nor-Khaizura, S Radu… - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Peanuts are widely consumed in many local dishes in southeast Asian countries, especially
in Malaysia which is one of the major peanut-importing countries in this region. Therefore …