title: Invited review: Microbe-mediated aflatoxin decontamination of dairy products and feeds.
abstract: Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus parasiticus, and Aspergillus nomius contaminate corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, tree nuts, figs, ginger, nutmeg, and milk. They produce aflatoxins, especially aflatoxin B1, which is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Many studies have focused on aflatoxin removal from food or feed, especially via microbe-mediated mechanisms-either adsorption or degradation. Of the lactic acid bacteria, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG efficiently binds aflatoxin B1, and a peptidoglycan in the bacterium cell wall plays an important role. This ability of L. rhamnosus GG should be applied to the removal of aflatoxin B1. Aflatoxin can be removed using other aflatoxin-degrading microorganisms, including bacterial and fungal strains. This review explores microbe-associated aflatoxin decontamination, which may be used to produce aflatoxin-free food or feed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 140-742, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sejeong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 140-742, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Heeyoung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 140-742, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Soomin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 140-742, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jeeyeon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 140-742, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jimyeong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 140-742, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yukyung
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 140-742, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: yyoon@sookmyung.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Yohan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Microbiology, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Chonbuk 570-749, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: kheechoi@wku.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Kyoung-Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D016604:Aflatoxin B1; D000348:Aflatoxins; D000818:Animals; D001230:Aspergillus; D003666:Decontamination; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins; D016604:Aflatoxin B1
keywords: Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG; adsorption; aflatoxin; decontamination; degradation