Mycotoxins Technical Articles
Article published the November 4, 2016:
1. Introduction
Aflatoxins, which are secondary metabolites produced by the Aspergillus flavus and parasiticus species of mold, are among the most potent natural carcinogens. No animal species is immune to the...
Article published the November 2, 2016:
Mycotoxins are highly toxic secondary metabolic products of molds. Mycotoxin producing molds damage crops which can cause great economic losses at all levels of food and feed production.
Moreover, many of the ...
Article published the November 2, 2016:
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungi that cause a toxic response (mycotoxicosis) when ingested by higher animals.
Currently, there are more than 400 known mycotoxins. Those of m...
Article published the October 28, 2016:
Introduction
The Mediterranean basin is a large geographical region with a temperate climate comprising several countries that belong to the southern part of Europe and parts of Asia and Africa. It supports a ...
Article published the October 21, 2016:
1. Introduction
Mycotoxins are toxic fungal metabolites that can contaminate a wide array of food and feed [1]. Mycotoxin-producing fungi can be classified into either field or storage fungi. Field fungi, su...
Article published the September 30, 2016:
1. Introduction
Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by molds under favorable conditions, and they cause losses for farmers, reduce the value of contaminated feed and affect both animal health ...
Article published the September 19, 2016:
Abbreviations
AF, Aflatoxins; APC, Antigen-Presenting Cell; DON, Deoxynivalenol; FB, Fumonisins; FUS, Fusarium toxins; GALT, Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue; GIT, Gastrointestinal Tract; GLUT2, facilitated glu...
Article published the September 9, 2016:
Introduction
Deoxynivalenol (DON), also known as vomitoxin, is a mycotoxin commonly found in wheat, corn, and other cereal grains. During wet, cool periods of the growing season, Fusarium graminearum f...
Article published the September 9, 2016:
Background
Aquatic products represent an important food source for animal and human consumption, the rising demand of which had led to a fast development of aquaculture (Myhr and Dalmo 2005). The primary ...
Article published the August 26, 2016:
This article was originally published in Toxins (http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/8/5/146), This is a copy from De Saeger, S.; Audenaert, K.; Croubels, S. Report from the 5th International Symposium on Mycotoxins ...