Mycotoxins have both economic and health impacts because they contaminate human food and animal feeds. A central question is whether there are food processing strategies that reduce mycotoxin levels in food products. In this chapter we critically review food processing methods tested in Africa fo...
Four storage systems of maize commonly used by farmers in Benin, West Africa, were tested to determine their impact on infection of maize by Fusarium and subsequent contamination with fumonisins. The study showed that Fusarium incidence was significantly higher when maize was stored on a cemented...
Fandohan, P.
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Gnonlonfin, G.J.B.
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Hell, K.
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Marasas, W.F.O.
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Wingfield, M.
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[Impact of indigenous storage systems and insect infestation on the contamination of maize with fumonisin]
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Impact of indigenous storage systems and insect infestation on the contamination of maize with fumonisin
The natural occurrence of Fusarium and fumonisin contamination was evaluated from 1999 to 2003 in both preharvest and stored maize produced by small-scale farmers in four agroecological zones of Benin. Mycological analyses revealed a predominance of both Fusarium and Aspergillus in maize samples ...
Fandohan, P.
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Gnonlonfin, G.J.B.
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Hell, K.
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Marasas, W.F.O.
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Wingfield, M.J.
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[Natural occurrence of Fusarium and subsequent fumonisin contamination in preharvest and stored maize in Benin, West Africa]
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Natural occurrence of Fusarium and subsequent fumonisin contamination in preharvest and stored maize in Benin, West Africa
Essential oils extracted by hydrodistillation from local plants in Benin, western Africa, and oil from seeds of the neem tree (Azadirachta indica) were evaluated in vitro and in vivo for their efficacy against Fusarium verticillioides infection and fumonisin contamination. Fumonisin in corn was q...
Fandohan, P.
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Gbenou, J.D.
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Gnonlonfin, G.J.B.
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Hell, K.
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Marasas, W.F.O.
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Wingfield, M.J.
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[Effect of essential oils on the growth of Fusarium verticillioides and Fumonisin contamination in corn]
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Effect of essential oils on the growth of Fusarium verticillioides and Fumonisin contamination in corn
The fate of aflatoxins and fumonisins, two mycotoxins that cooccur in maize, was studied through the traditional processing of naturally contaminated maize in mawe, makume, ogi, akassa, and owo, maize-based foods common in Benin, West Africa. Levels of total aflatoxin and fumonisin were measured ...
Fandohan, P.
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Zoumenou, D.
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Hounhouigan, D.J.
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Marasas, W.F.O.
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Wingfield, M.J.
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Hell, K.
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[Fate of aflatoxins and fumonisins during the processing of maize into food products in Benin]
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Fate of aflatoxins and fumonisins during the processing of maize into food products in Benin
Fusarium is one of the major fungal genera associated with maize in Africa. This genus comprises several toxigenic species including F. verticillioides and F. proliferatum, which are the most prolific producers of fumonisins. The fumonisins are a group of economically important mycotoxins and ver...
Fandohan, P.
,
Hell, K.
,
Marasas, W.F.O.
,
Wingfield, M.J.
,
[Infection of maize by Fusarium species and contamination with fumonisin in Africa]
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Infection of maize by Fusarium species and contamination with fumonisin in Africa