Ochratoxin A (OTA) continues to grab global attention and concern for the hazard and
impact that embody for both human and animals, based on its toxicity and occurrence …

Medicinal plants are widely used as home remedies and raw materials for the
pharmaceutical industries. Herbal remedies are used in the prevention, treatment and cure …

Thriving in, or at least tolerant of, elevated temperatures and reduced water activities, many
species of Aspergillus and its teleomorphs are the epitome of spoilage fungi. There are few …

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a secondary metabolite produced by filamentous fungi of the genera
Aspergillus and Penicillium present in a wide variety of foodstuffs. The most relevant OTA …

The black spored fungi of the subgenera Circumdata, the section Nigri (= Aspergillus niger
group) is reviewed relative to their production of mycotoxins and their effects on plants as …

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungal species that mainly belong to
Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium and Alternaria, which can grow in a variety of crops …

The genus Aspergillus contains several species that are important plant pathogens. Plant
pathogenic Aspergillus spp. affect agricultural crops in the field as well as after harvest, often …

Highlights•Black aspergilli are able to colonize foods other than cereals and cereal by-
products.•Aspergillus carbonarius is the main responsible source of OTA in grape and grape …

The natural fungal mycobiota and contamination by aflatoxins (AFs), deoxynivalenol (DON),
nivalenol (NIV), and zearalenone (ZEN) in rice from six locations (80 farms) in South Korea …

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of water activity (aw)(0.92–0.98),
temperature (5–45° C) and incubation time (5–60 days) on growth and ochratoxin A (OTA) …