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 …

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 …

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 …

AFM1 in Milk: Physical, Biological, and Prophylactic Methods to Mitigate Contamination

L Giovati, W Magliani, T Ciociola, C Santinoli, S Conti… - Toxins, 2015 - mdpi.com
Aflatoxins (AFs) are toxic, carcinogenic, immunosuppressive secondary metabolites
produced by some Aspergillus species which colonize crops, including many dietary staple …

Controlling aflatoxin contamination and propagation of Aspergillus flavus by a soy-fermenting Aspergillus oryzae strain

AF Alshannaq, JG Gibbons, MK Lee, KH Han… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Aflatoxins (AFs) are a group of carcinogenic and immunosuppressive mycotoxins that
threaten global food safety. Globally, over 4.5 billion people are exposed to unmonitored …

“Ground-truthing” efficacy of biological control for aflatoxin mitigation in farmers' fields in Nigeria: from field trials to commercial usage, a 10-year study

R Bandyopadhyay, J Atehnkeng… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), diverse fungi belonging to Aspergillus section Flavi frequently
contaminate staple crops with aflatoxins. Aflatoxins negatively impact health, income, trade …

Potential of Trichoderma spp. for Biocontrol of Aflatoxin-Producing Aspergillus flavus

X Ren, MT Branà, M Haidukowski, A Gallo, Q Zhang… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
The inhibitory action of 20 antagonistic Trichoderma isolates against the aflatoxigenic isolate
A. flavus ITEM 9 (Af-9) and their efficacy in reducing aflatoxin formation in vitro were …

A point-of-use lateral flow aptasensor for naked-eye detection of aflatoxin B1

P Vijitvarasan, S Cheunkar, S Oaew - Food Control, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) contamination in food is not only a serious health threat to
humans, but also a considerable economic burden worldwide. Rapid and accurate detection …

Cultural and genetic approaches to manage aflatoxin contamination: recent insights provide opportunities for improved control

PS Ojiambo, P Battilani, JW Cary, BH Blum… - …, 2018 - Am Phytopath Society
Aspergillus flavus is a morphologically complex species that can produce the group of
polyketide derived carcinogenic and mutagenic secondary metabolites, aflatoxins, as well …

Distribution of mycotoxin-producing fungi across major rice production areas of China

Z Qi, X Zhou, L Tian, H Zhang, L Cai, F Tang - Food Control, 2022 - Elsevier
Mycotoxin contamination of rice (Oryza sativa), especially that from aflatoxins (AFTs), is one
of the greatest chemical hazards to humans and animals. However, few studies have …