Present status and perspective on the future use of aflatoxin biocontrol products

J Moral, MT Garcia-Lopez, BX Camiletti, R Jaime… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Aflatoxin contamination of important food and feed crops occurs frequently in warm tropical
and subtropical regions. The contamination is caused mainly by Aspergillus flavus and A …

Current status of mycotoxin contamination of food commodities in Zimbabwe

N Nleya, MC Adetunji, M Mwanza - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
Agricultural products, especially cereal grains, serve as staple foods in sub-Saharan Africa.
However, climatic conditions in this region can lead to contamination of these commodities …

Genomic and phenotypic trait variation of the opportunistic human pathogen Aspergillus flavus and its close relatives

EA Hatmaker, M Rangel-Grimaldo, HA Raja… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fungal diseases affect millions of humans annually, yet fungal pathogens remain
understudied. The mold Aspergillus flavus can cause both aspergillosis and fungal keratitis …

Aspergillus section Flavi community structure in Zambia influences aflatoxin contamination of maize and groundnut

PW Kachapulula, J Akello, R Bandyopadhyay… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Aflatoxins are cancer-causing, immuno-suppressive mycotoxins that frequently contaminate
important staples in Zambia including maize and groundnut. Several species within …

Atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus Isolates Endemic to Almond, Fig, and Pistachio Orchards in California with Potential to Reduce Aflatoxin Contamination in these Crops

A Ortega-Beltran, J Moral, A Picot, RD Puckett… - Plant …, 2019 - Am Phytopath Society
In California, aflatoxin contamination of almond, fig, and pistachio has become a serious
problem in recent years due to long periods of drought and probably other climatic changes …

Multiple Year Influences of the Aflatoxin Biocontrol Product AF-X1 on the A. flavus Communities Associated with Maize Production in Italy

MA Ouadhene, A Ortega-Beltran, M Sanna, PJ Cotty… - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
AF-X1 is a commercial aflatoxin biocontrol product containing the non-aflatoxigenic (AF-)
strain of Aspergillus flavus MUCL54911 (VCG IT006), endemic to Italy, as an active …

Aspergillus texensis: A Novel Aflatoxin Producer with S Morphology from the United States

P Singh, MJ Orbach, PJ Cotty - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
Aflatoxins are carcinogenic metabolites produced primarily by fungi within Aspergillus
section Flavi. These fungi infect a wide range of crops in warm regions. Molecular …

Characterization of 260 Isolates of Aspergillus Section Flavi Obtained from Sesame Seeds in Punjab, Pakistan

M Ajmal, AF Alshannaq, H Moon, D Choi, A Akram… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sesame Sesamum indicum L. is a major oil-based seed crop that has been widely cultivated
and consumed in Pakistan. Unfortunately, sesame is highly prone to Aspergillus fungal …

The vegetative compatibility group to which the US biocontrol agent Aspergillus flavus AF36 belongs is also endemic to Mexico

A Ortega‐Beltran, LC Grubisha… - Journal of applied …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Aims To assess frequencies of the Aspergillus flavus atoxigenic vegetative compatibility
group (VCG) YV36, to which the biocontrol agent AF36 belongs, in maize‐growing regions …

Resistance to Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus in Almond Advanced Selections and Cultivars and Its Interaction with the Aflatoxin Biocontrol Strategy

J Moral, MT Garcia-Lopez, A Gordon… - Plant …, 2022 - Am Phytopath Society
Aflatoxin contamination of almond kernels, caused by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus,
is a severe concern for growers because of its high toxicity. In California, the global leader of …