title: Aflatoxin control in maize by Trametes versicolor.
abstract: Aspergillus flavus is a well-known ubiquitous fungus able to contaminate both in pre- and postharvest period different feed and food commodities. During their growth, these fungi can synthesise aflatoxins, secondary metabolites highly hazardous for animal and human health. The requirement of products with low impact on the environment and on human health, able to control aflatoxin production, has increased. In this work the effect of the basidiomycete Trametes versicolor on the aflatoxin production by A. flavus both in vitro and in maize, was investigated. The goal was to propose an environmental loyal tool for a significant control of aflatoxin production, in order to obtain feedstuffs and feed with a high standard of quality and safety to enhance the wellbeing of dairy cows. The presence of T. versicolor, grown on sugar beet pulp, inhibited the production of aflatoxin B1 in maize by A. flavus. Furthermore, treatment of contaminated maize with culture filtrates of T. versicolor containing ligninolytic enzymes, showed a significant reduction of the content of aflatoxin B1.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Biology Department, Università Sapienza, Roma 00185, Italy. marzia.scarpari@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Marzia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scarpari
authors.affiliation: Zooprohylactic Experimental Institute of Lombardia and Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia 25124, Italy. cristiano.bello@tin.it.
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bello
authors.affiliation: Environmental Biology Department, Università Sapienza, Roma 00185, Italy. chiara.pietricola@live.it.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pietricola
authors.affiliation: Environmental Biology Department, Università Sapienza, Roma 00185, Italy. marco.zaccaria@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaccaria
authors.affiliation: Zooprohylactic Experimental Institute of Lombardia and Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia 25124, Italy. luigi.bertocchi@izsler.it.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bertocchi
authors.affiliation: Zooprohylactic Experimental Institute of Lombardia and Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia 25124, Italy. alessandra.angelucci@izsler.it.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Angelucci
authors.affiliation: Cellular Biotechnology and Hematology Department, Università Sapienza, Roma 00185, Italy. mariarosaria.ricciardi@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Maria Rosaria
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
authors.affiliation: Environmental Biology Department, Università Sapienza, Roma 00185, Italy. valeria.scala@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Scala
authors.affiliation: Environmental Biology Department, Università Sapienza, Roma 00185, Italy. alessia.parroni@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parroni
authors.affiliation: Environmental Biology Department, Università Sapienza, Roma 00185, Italy. adele.fabbri@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Anna A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Fabbri
authors.affiliation: Environmental Biology Department, Università Sapienza, Roma 00185, Italy. massimo.reverberi@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reverberi
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology, Agronomy and Aquaculture, University of Zadar, 23 000 Zadar, Croatia. slazjl@libero.it.
authors.forename: Slaven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zjalic
authors.affiliation: Environmental Biology Department, Università Sapienza, Roma 00185, Italy. corrado.fanelli@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fanelli
mesh_terms: D016604:Aflatoxin B1 / Q000032:analysis*; D001231:Aspergillus flavus / Q000378:metabolism; D027461:Beta vulgaris / Q000382:microbiology; D061046:Biological Control Agents; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control; D005516:Food Microbiology; D050296:Microbial Viability / Q000187:drug effects; D055454:Trametes; D003313:Zea mays / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D061046:Biological Control Agents; D016604:Aflatoxin B1