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Identification of Aspergillus flavus isolates as potential biocontrol agents of aflatoxin contamination in crops.
Journal of food protection - 1 Jun 2013
Rosada L J, Sant'anna J R, Franco C C S, Esquissato G N M, Santos P A S R, Yajima J P R S, Ferreira F D, Machinski M, Corrêa B, Castro-Prado M A A
Abstract excerpt
Aspergillus flavus, a haploid organism found worldwide in a variety of crops, including maize, cottonseed, almond, pistachio, and peanut, causes substantial and recurrent worldwide economic liabilities. This filamentous fungus produces aflatoxins (AFLs) B1 and B2, which are among the most carcinogenic compounds from nature, acutely hepatotoxic and immunosuppressive. Recent efforts to reduce AFL contamination in...
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