The fusarium toxin 2-amino-14,16-dimethyloctadecan-3-ol (2-AOD-3-ol) is characterized as a sphingolipid analogue that can be isolated from Fusarium avenaceum-infected crops and fruits. In the current study, we discovered a group of novel metabolites of 2-AOD-3-ol from the F. avenaceum-fermented...

The aim of this study was to monitor the quality and mycobiota composition of table eggs during storage period. The most significant changes in the egg weight and water activity were observed on Day 7. To identify the mycobiota present on the eggshell by PCR method, a newly designed procedure for...

Food safety is the practices that ensure food does not cause harm and food safety hazard is any factor found in food that has potential threat or causes harm to the consumer, by causing injury or illness. Mycotoxins are a significant food safety hazard due to they represent a major threat to human...

Almond production in Portugal is of great importance for the economy of their main producing areas. However, the contamination of these nut fruits with fungi and mycotoxins poses a significant risk to food safety and security. This work intended to evaluate the influence of storage conditions on...

Contaminants in rice compromise the economy and food security. Fungi, bacteria, nematodes, and viruses are biological contaminants that have been found in rice. This manuscript reviews the available information about the type and frequency of biological contaminants in rice produced around the...

Global climate change and the urgency to transform food crops require substantial breeding efforts to meet the food security challenges. Barley, an important cereal, has remained a preferential host of phytotoxic diseases caused by the Fusarium graminearum that not only severely reduces the crop...

The fumonisins producing fungi, Fusarium spp., are ubiquitous in nature and contaminate several food matrices that pose detrimental health hazards on humans as well as on animals. This has necessitated profound research for the control and management of the toxins to guarantee better health of...

With the development of economy and society and the improvement of people's living standard, food safety caused by fusarium toxin contamination has been widely concerned. As a technical guarantee of food safety, detection technology has been paid more and more attention. The analysis and control of ...

Maize kernels contaminated with deoxynivalenol (DON) reduced their nutritional and economic values and were exposed to greater risks under high moisture conditions. In this study, an antifungal combination of bacillomycin D (BD) with calcium propionate (CP) was used in maize polluted by...

Vomitoxin, also known as deoxynivalenol (DON), is the most commonly found trichothecene contaminant in foods and it is the most toxic mycotoxin that causes vomit and anorexia. DON is produced by Fusarium and toxic to organs and tissues such as the intestinal system, immune system, nervous system,...