Fusarium pathogens are ubiquitous and mainly associated with diseases in plants. They are
the subject of great economic concern in agriculture due to crop losses to contamination of …

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

Aspergillus flavus is a toxigenic fungus well known for the synthesis of aflatoxins that
contaminate crops and food products. Antifungal peptides generated by lactic acid bacteria …

The preharvest maize mycobiome may be crucial in defining the health of the crop in terms
of potential disease burden and mycotoxins. We investigated the preharvest maize …

This study identified and monitored the levels of aflatoxins (B 1 and B 2) produced by
Aspergillus flavus isolate VKMN22 (OP355447) in maize samples sourced from a local shop …

Objective: The purpose of this work is to develop and validate an appropriate solvent
solution and quantitative thin layer chromatography (TLC) method for determining the …

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 …

The presence of mycotoxins in cereal grain is a very important food safety issue with the
occurrence of masked mycotoxins extensively investigated in recent years. This study …

Contamination of foods by mycotoxins is linked to various health and economic implications.
This study evaluated the incidence of mycotoxins in commercial and small-scale maize and …

Aspergillus flavus is a phytopathogenic fungus able to produce aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a
carcinogenic mycotoxin that can contaminate several crops and food commodities. In A …