Occurrence, Toxicity, Metabolism, Analysis Methods and Control Strategies of Mycotoxins (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Toxins (ISSN 2072-6651). This special issue belongs to the section "Mycotoxins".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 755
Special Issue Editor
Interests: mycotoxins; rice disease; fumonisins; pathogenicity; detoxication; biocontrol
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Dear Colleagues,
Following on from the first Special Issue on the topic, “Occurrence, Toxicity, Metabolism, Analysis Methods and Control Strategies of Mycotoxins”.
Mycotoxins, the poisonous chemical compounds produced by certain filamentous fungi, have been a global concern as food safety hazards. They occur all over the world and are closely associated with food commodities, especially agricultural crops. Currently, 400 mycotoxins have been identified, and these mycotoxins contaminate about 25% of world’s food production. The most important and dangerous are aflatoxins, ochratoxins, fumonisins, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, trichothecenes, patulin, and ergot alkaloids. The effects of exposure to mycotoxins pose adverse impacts to human and animal health as well as economic development and international trade. Multiple disciplines have driven research on mycotoxins, making it a truly interdisciplinary area of scientific endeavor. The elucidation of the biochemistry, physiology, and genetics of mycotoxin has been greatly sped up over the past decade. Understanding of pathogenic fungal–host crosstalk remains a challenge, partly because mycotoxin biosynthesis strongly depends on physicochemical parameters and environmental conditions. It is necessary and crucial to develop the analytical techniques to detect and quantify mycotoxins. Preventative measures for crop diseases as well as mycotoxins contamination should be employed to manage pathogens and mycotoxins for farmers or feed managers.
This Special Issue of Toxins aims to highlight the following areas:
- Status of mycotoxin occurrence and co-occurrence in agro-food systems and ecological niches;
- Biological characteristic of fungal ecology and secondary metabolism of toxigenic fungi;
- Genetic constitution, biochemical pathways and regulatory mechanisms of mycotoxins biosynthesis;
- Influence of biological, chemical, physiological and environmental factors on toxin production;
- Toxicological effects of mycotoxins such as virulence factors on plant, animal, and human;
- Novel strategies to discover new mycotoxins as well as their physiological function;
- Advanced analytical methods for detection and quantification of mycotoxin in food and feed;
- Chemical, physical, and biological techniques for degradation or detoxification of mycotoxins;
- Efficient management approaches in pre-harvest, during harvest, storage, and processing.
Dr. Ling Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mycotoxin
- filamentous fungi
- secondary metabolism
- toxic mechanism
- metabolic regulation
- pathogenicity/ virulence
- analytical methods
- detection and quantification
- degradation or detoxification
- control strategies
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