Biology and Ecology of Mycotoxigenic Aspergillus Species as Related to Economic and Health Concerns
- 1 January 2002
- book chapter
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Advances in experimental medicine and biology
- Vol. 504, 3-17
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0629-4_2
Abstract
The fungal genusAspergilluswas established in 1729, and includes species that are adapted to a wide range of environmental conditions. Many aspergilli produce mycotoxins in foods that may be toxic, mutagenic or carcinogenic in animals. Most of the Aspergillus species are soil fungi or saprophytes but some are capable of causing decay in storage, disease in plants or invasive disease in humans and animals. Major agricultural commodities affected before or after harvest by fungal growth and mycotoxins include corn, peanuts, cottonseed, rice, tree nuts, cereal grains, and fruits. Animal products (meat, milk and eggs) can become contaminated because of diet.Aspergillus flavus,A. parasiticus,A. ochraceus,A. niger,A. fumigatusand other aspergilli produce mycotoxins of concern. These include the aflatoxins and ochratoxins, as well as cyclopiazonic acid, patulin, sterigmatocystin, gliotoxin, citrinin and other potentially toxic metabolites.Keywords
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