Distribution of <i>Aspergillus</i> Fungi and Recent Aflatoxin Reports, Health Risks, and Advances in Developments of Biological Mitigation Strategies in China
Aflatoxins (AFs) are secondary metabolites that represent serious threats to human and animal health. They are mainly produced by strains of the saprophytic fungus <i>Aspergillus flavus</i>, which are abundantly distributed across agricultural commodities. AF contamination is receiving i...
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| author | Firew Tafesse Mamo Birhan Addisie Abate Yougquan Zheng Chengrong Nie Mingjun He Yang Liu |
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| description | Aflatoxins (AFs) are secondary metabolites that represent serious threats to human and animal health. They are mainly produced by strains of the saprophytic fungus <i>Aspergillus flavus</i>, which are abundantly distributed across agricultural commodities. AF contamination is receiving increasing attention by researchers, food producers, and policy makers in China, and several interesting review papers have been published, that mainly focused on occurrences of AFs in agricultural commodities in China. The goal of this review is to provide a wider scale and up-to-date overview of AF occurrences in different agricultural products and of the distribution of <i>A. flavus</i> across different food and feed categories and in Chinese traditional herbal medicines in China, for the period 2000–2020. We also highlight the health impacts of chronic dietary AF exposure, the recent advances in biological AF mitigation strategies in China, and recent Chinese AF standards. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-887af80714a845c2993ee6c9f55e74f12023-11-22T20:12:49ZengMDPI AGToxins2072-66512021-09-01131067810.3390/toxins13100678Distribution of <i>Aspergillus</i> Fungi and Recent Aflatoxin Reports, Health Risks, and Advances in Developments of Biological Mitigation Strategies in ChinaFirew Tafesse Mamo0Birhan Addisie Abate1Yougquan Zheng2Chengrong Nie3Mingjun He4Yang Liu5School of Food Science and Engineering, Food Safety Research Centre, Foshan University, Foshan 528231, ChinaEthiopian Biotechnology Institute, Addis Ababa 5954, EthiopiaState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, ChinaSchool of Food Science and Engineering, Food Safety Research Centre, Foshan University, Foshan 528231, ChinaSchool of Food Science and Engineering, Food Safety Research Centre, Foshan University, Foshan 528231, ChinaSchool of Food Science and Engineering, Food Safety Research Centre, Foshan University, Foshan 528231, ChinaAflatoxins (AFs) are secondary metabolites that represent serious threats to human and animal health. They are mainly produced by strains of the saprophytic fungus <i>Aspergillus flavus</i>, which are abundantly distributed across agricultural commodities. AF contamination is receiving increasing attention by researchers, food producers, and policy makers in China, and several interesting review papers have been published, that mainly focused on occurrences of AFs in agricultural commodities in China. The goal of this review is to provide a wider scale and up-to-date overview of AF occurrences in different agricultural products and of the distribution of <i>A. flavus</i> across different food and feed categories and in Chinese traditional herbal medicines in China, for the period 2000–2020. We also highlight the health impacts of chronic dietary AF exposure, the recent advances in biological AF mitigation strategies in China, and recent Chinese AF standards.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/13/10/678aflatoxins<i>Aspergillus flavus</i>occurrenceatoxigenic strainsbiocontrolChina |
| spellingShingle | Firew Tafesse Mamo Birhan Addisie Abate Yougquan Zheng Chengrong Nie Mingjun He Yang Liu Distribution of <i>Aspergillus</i> Fungi and Recent Aflatoxin Reports, Health Risks, and Advances in Developments of Biological Mitigation Strategies in China Toxins aflatoxins <i>Aspergillus flavus</i> occurrence atoxigenic strains biocontrol China |
| title | Distribution of <i>Aspergillus</i> Fungi and Recent Aflatoxin Reports, Health Risks, and Advances in Developments of Biological Mitigation Strategies in China |
| title_full | Distribution of <i>Aspergillus</i> Fungi and Recent Aflatoxin Reports, Health Risks, and Advances in Developments of Biological Mitigation Strategies in China |
| title_fullStr | Distribution of <i>Aspergillus</i> Fungi and Recent Aflatoxin Reports, Health Risks, and Advances in Developments of Biological Mitigation Strategies in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Distribution of <i>Aspergillus</i> Fungi and Recent Aflatoxin Reports, Health Risks, and Advances in Developments of Biological Mitigation Strategies in China |
| title_short | Distribution of <i>Aspergillus</i> Fungi and Recent Aflatoxin Reports, Health Risks, and Advances in Developments of Biological Mitigation Strategies in China |
| title_sort | distribution of i aspergillus i fungi and recent aflatoxin reports health risks and advances in developments of biological mitigation strategies in china |
| topic | aflatoxins <i>Aspergillus flavus</i> occurrence atoxigenic strains biocontrol China |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/13/10/678 |
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