Relationship between mycoparasites lifestyles and biocontrol behaviors against Fusarium spp. and mycotoxins production.
Global food security research is seeking eco-friendly solutions to control mycotoxins in grain infected by fungi (molds). In particular, mycotoxigenic Fusarium spp. outbreak is a chronic threat for cereal grain production, human, and animal health. In this review paper, we discuss up-to-date biological control strategies in applying mycoparasites as biological control agents (BCA) to prevent plant diseases in crops and mycotoxins in grain, food, and feed. The aim is to increase food safety and to minimize economic losses due to the reduced grain yield and quality. However, recent papers indicate that the study of the BCA specialists with biotrophic lifestyle lags behind our understanding of the BCA generalists with necrotrophic lifestyle. We examine critical behavioral traits of the two BCA groups of mycoparasites. The goal is to highlight their major characteristics in the context of future research towards an efficient biocontrol strategy against mycotoxin-producing Fusarium species. The emphasis is put on biocontrol of Fusarium graminearum, F. avenaceum, and F. culmorum causing Fusarium head blight (FHB) in cereals and their mycotoxins.
Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A8, Canada.
Seon Hwa
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Kim
Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A8, Canada. vladimir.vujanovic@usask.ca.
Vladimir
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Vujanovic
D000818:Animals; D061046:Biological Control Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000382:microbiology*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D059022:Food Safety / Q000379:methods; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D056265:Microbial Interactions; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D013605:T-2 Toxin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014242:Trichoderma / Q000502:physiology
D061046:Biological Control Agents; D009183:Mycotoxins; D013605:T-2 Toxin
Biological control agents; Fusarium; Mycoparasites; Mycotoxins