Fumonisin-producing strains of Fusarium: a review of their ecophysiology.
This review focuses on the fumonisin-producing Fusarium species and the ecophysiology of these species. The effects of environmental biotic and abiotic factors on germination, growth, and fumonisin B1 production by Fusarium verticillioides and Fusarium proliferatum have been investigated under laboratory, field, and storage conditions. An understanding of the factors involved in production of fumonisins is the first step in preventing accumulation of these toxins.
Food Technology Department, Lleida University, CeRTA-UTPV, Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain. smarin@tecal.udl.es
Sonia
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Marín
Naresh
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Magan
Antonio J
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Ramos
Vicente
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Sanchis
D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005516:Food Microbiology; D037341:Fumonisins / Q000032:analysis*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism
D037341:Fumonisins; D014867:Water