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Aspergillus flavus diversity on crops and in the environment can be exploited to reduce aflatoxin exposure and improve health.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Dec 2012
Mehl Hillary L, Jaime Ramon, Callicott Kenneth A, Probst Claudia, Garber Nicholas P, Ortega-Beltran Alejandro, Grubisha Lisa C, Cotty Peter J
Abstract excerpt
Humans and animals are exposed to aflatoxins, toxic carcinogenic fungal metabolites, through consumption of contaminated food and feed. Aspergillus flavus, the primary causal agent of crop aflatoxin contamination, is composed of phenotypically and genotypically diverse vegetative compatibility groups (VCGs). Molecular data suggest that VCGs largely behave as clones with certain VCGs exhibiting niche preference....
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