Biological control of aflatoxins in Africa: current status and potential challenges in the face of climate change

R Bandyopadhyay, A Ortega-Beltran… - World mycotoxin …, 2016 - wageningenacademic.com
Aflatoxin contamination of crops is frequent in warm regions across the globe, including
large areas in sub-Saharan Africa. Crop contamination with these dangerous toxins …

Aflatoxins: implications on health

UP Sarma, PJ Bhetaria, P Devi, A Varma - Indian Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - Springer
Environmental occurrence of Aspergillus and other fungal spores are hazardous to humans
and animals. They cause a broad spectrum of clinical complications. Contamination of …

The atoxigenic biocontrol product Aflasafe SN01 is a valuable tool to mitigate aflatoxin contamination of both maize and groundnut cultivated in Senegal

LA Senghor, A Ortega-Beltran, J Atehnkeng… - Plant …, 2020 - Am Phytopath Society
Aflatoxin contamination of groundnut and maize infected by Aspergillus section Flavi fungi is
common throughout Senegal. The use of biocontrol products containing atoxigenic …

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 …

Prevalence of aflatoxin contamination in maize and groundnut in Ghana: population structure, distribution, and toxigenicity of the causal agents

D Agbetiameh, A Ortega-Beltran, RT Awuah… - Plant …, 2018 - Am Phytopath Society
Aflatoxin contamination in maize and groundnut is perennial in Ghana with substantial
health and economic burden on the population. The present study examined for the first time …

Field efficacy of two atoxigenic biocontrol products for mitigation of aflatoxin contamination in maize and groundnut in Ghana

D Agbetiameh, A Ortega-Beltran, RT Awuah… - Biological Control, 2020 - Elsevier
Biological control is one of the recommended methods for aflatoxin mitigation. Biocontrol
products must be developed, and their efficacy demonstrated before widespread use …

Degeneration of aflatoxin gene clusters in Aspergillus flavus from Africa and North America

BN Adhikari, R Bandyopadhyay, PJ Cotty - Amb Express, 2016 - Springer
Aspergillus flavus is the most common causal agent of aflatoxin contamination of food and
feed. However, aflatoxin-producing potential varies widely among A. flavus genotypes with …

Structure of Aspergillus flavus populations associated with maize in Greece, Spain, and Serbia: Implications for aflatoxin biocontrol on a regional scale

MA Ouadhene, KA Callicott… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aspergillus flavus is the most frequently identified producer of aflatoxins. Non‐aflatoxigenic
members of the A. flavus L strains are used in various continents as active ingredients of …

Asymmetrical lineage introgression and recombination in populations of Aspergillus flavus: Implications for biological control

MS Molo, JB White, V Cornish, RM Gell, O Baars… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Aspergillus flavus is an agriculturally important fungus that causes ear rot of maize and
produces aflatoxins, of which B1 is the most carcinogenic naturally-produced compound. In …

Impact of frequency of application on the long-term efficacy of the biocontrol product Aflasafe in reducing aflatoxin contamination in maize

J Atehnkeng, PS Ojiambo, A Ortega-Beltran… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Aflatoxins, produced by several Aspergillus section Flavi species in various crops, are a
significant public health risk and a barrier to trade and development. In sub-Saharan Africa …