Dried insects and fish are important sources of income and dietary protein in Zambia. Some aflatoxin-producing fungi are entomopathogenic and also colonize insects and fish after harvest and processing. Aflatoxins are carcinogenic, immune-suppressing mycotoxins that are frequent food contaminants...
Kachapulula, P.W,
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Akello, J.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Cotty, P.J.
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[Aflatoxin contamination of dried insects and fish in Zambia]
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Aflatoxin contamination of dried insects and fish in Zambia
Aspergillus flavus has long been considered to be an asexual species. Although a sexual stage was recently reported for this species from in vitro studies, the amount of recombination ongoing in natural populations and the genetic distance across which meiosis occurs is largely unknown. In the cu...
Islam, M.S.
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Callicott, K.A.
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Mutegi, C.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Cotty, P.J.
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[Aspergillus flavus resident in Kenya: high genetic diversity in an ancient population primarily shaped by clonal reproduction and mutation-driven evolution]
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Aspergillus flavus resident in Kenya: high genetic diversity in an ancient population primarily shaped by clonal reproduction and mutation-driven evolution
Wild fruits are an important food and income source for many households in Zambia. Non-cultivated plants may be as susceptible as crops to aflatoxin contamination. Concentrations of aflatoxins in commonly consumed wild fruits from markets and characteristics of associated aflatoxin-producers need...
Kachapulula, P.W.
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Bandyopadhyay, R.
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Cotty, P.J.
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[Aflatoxin contamination of non-cultivated fruits in Zambia]
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Aflatoxin contamination of non-cultivated fruits in Zambia
Since 2003, non-compliant aflatoxin concentrations have been detected in maize produced in Italy. The most successful worldwide experiments in aflatoxin prevention resulted from distribution of atoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus to displace aflatoxin-producers during crop development. The d...
Mauro, A.
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García Cela, E.
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Pietri, A.
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Cotty, P.J.
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Battilani, P.
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[Biological control products for aflatoxin prevention in Italy: commercial field evaluation of atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus active ingredients]
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Biological control products for aflatoxin prevention in Italy: commercial field evaluation of atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus active ingredients
In warm agricultural areas across the globe, maize, groundnut, and other crops become frequently contaminated with aflatoxins produced primarily by the fungus Aspergillus flavus. Crop contamination with those highly toxic and carcinogenic compounds impacts both human and animal health, as well as...
Aikore, M.O.S.
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Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Eruvbetine, D.
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Atehnkeng, J.
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Falade, T.D.O.
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Cotty, P.J.
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Bandyopadhyay, R.
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[Performance of broilers fed with maize colonized by either toxigenic or atoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus with and without an aflatoxin-sequestering agent]
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Performance of broilers fed with maize colonized by either toxigenic or atoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus with and without an aflatoxin-sequestering agent
Agbetiameh, D.
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Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Awuah, R.T.
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Elzein, A.
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Atehnkeng, J.
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Cotty, P.J.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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[Biological control of aflatoxins in maize and groundnut through use of aflasafe products developed for Ghana]
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Biological control of aflatoxins in maize and groundnut through use of aflasafe products developed for Ghana
Agbetiameh, D.
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Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Elzein, A.
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Atehnkeng, J.
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Awuah, R.T.
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Cotty, P.J.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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[Biocontrol of aflatoxins in maize and groundnuts with Aflasafe GH01 and Aflasafe GH02, two biopesticides developed for Ghana]
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Biocontrol of aflatoxins in maize and groundnuts with Aflasafe GH01 and Aflasafe GH02, two biopesticides developed for Ghana
Aims: To assess frequencies of the Aspergillus flavus atoxigenic vegetative compatibility group (VCG) YV36, to which the biocontrol agent AF36 belongs, in maize-growing regions of Mexico.
Methods and Results: Over 3500 A. flavus isolates recovered from maize agroecosystems in four states of Mexic...
Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Grubisha, L.C.
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Callicott, K.A.
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Cotty, P.J.
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[The vegetative compatibility group to which the US biocontrol agent Aspergillus flavus AF36 belongs is also endemic to Mexico]
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The vegetative compatibility group to which the US biocontrol agent Aspergillus flavus AF36 belongs is also endemic to Mexico
Quantify aflatoxins, the potent carcinogens associated with stunting and immune suppression, in maize and groundnut across Zambia's three agroecologies and determine vulnerability to aflatoxin increases after purchase.
Kachapulula, P.W.
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Akello, J.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Cotty, P.J.
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[Aflatoxin contamination of groundnut and maize in Zambia: observed and potential concentrations]
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Aflatoxin contamination of groundnut and maize in Zambia: observed and potential concentrations
West African Aspergillus flavus S isolates differed from North American isolates. Both produced aflatoxin B1. However, 40 and 100% of West African isolates also produced aflatoxin G1 in NH4 medium and urea medium, respectively. No North American S strain isolate produced aflatoxin G1. This geogra...
Cotty, P.J.
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Cardwell, K.F.
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[Divergence of West African and North American communities of Aspergillus section flavi]
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Divergence of West African and North American communities of Aspergillus section flavi