Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins: From Toxin Biosynthesis to Toxicity Penetration
A special issue of Toxins (ISSN 2072-6651). This special issue belongs to the section "Mycotoxins".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 623
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mycotoxins; mycotoxin biosynthesis; food safety; fungi disease; fusarium and fusarium disease; fusarium mycotoxins; microbiology; fungal genetics; fungal population genetics
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Interests: mycotoxin determination by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry; alternative methods for toxicity assessment; in silico methods for predict mycotoxin toxicity; QSAR models for mycotoxin toxicity assessment; mycotoxin occurrence in foodstuffs; mycotoxin mitigation by thermal and non-thermal treatments
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Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Many toxigenic fungi are devastating pathogens of crop/fruit and vegetable diseases worldwide. Serious yield losses in grain and fruits occur annually due to fungal diseases in the field and during storage. In addition to reducing agricultural product yields, devastating fungal disease can also lead to the contamination of consumption goods with toxic secondary metabolites, posing a threat to human and animal health. Food/feed safety is by far the greatest concern, as infected grains are often contaminated with various mycotoxins, such as trichothecenes, aflatoxins, patulin, etc., or the co-occurrence of these toxic secondary metabolites. In recent years, the impact of mycotoxins on food safety and human health has aroused considerable public concern. Therefore, toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins pose a significant threat to the global food supply and food/feed security.
The current topic aims to highlight current research and future perspective on all aspects of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins. Experts from the fields of diagnosis, disease prevention and control, functional genomics of toxogenic fungi and mycotoxin biosynthesis molecular mechanisms are invited to contribute their newest findings in the form of research articles or reviews. In the same way, studies on determination, toxicology and detoxification of mycotoxins and other aspects are all welcome.
Dr. Jianhua Wang
Dr. Josefa Tolosa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mycotoxins
- fungal toxins
- mycotoxigenic fungi
- mycotoxin detection
- mycotoxin toxicology
