NDLI: Analysis of the contrast between natural occurrence of toxigenic Aspergilli of the Flavi section and aflatoxin B1 in cassava

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Author	Adjovi, Y. C. S. Bailly, S. Gnonlonfin, B. J. G. Tadrist, S. Querin, A. Sanni, A. Oswald, I. P. Puel, O. Bailly, J. D.
Description	Country affiliation: Benin Author Affiliation: Adjovi YC ( INRA, UMR1331, Toxalim, Research Centre in Food Toxicology, F-31027 Toulouse, France)
Abstract	Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a carcinogenic mycotoxin produced by Aspergilli of the section Flavi that may contaminate food, in the field or during storage. Cassava represents an important staple food in sub-Saharan Africa. The analysis of aflatoxigenic fungi in 36 cassava samples obtained from producers in Benin indicated that 40% were contaminated by Aspergilli of the section Flavi. Upon morphological and molecular characterization of the 20 isolates, 16 belonged to Aspergillus flavus, 2 to Aspergillus parvisclerotigenus and 2 to Aspergillus novoparasiticus. This is the first time that this latter species is isolated from food. Although most of these isolates were toxigenic on synthetic media, no AFB1 contamination was observed in these cassava samples. In order to determine the action of cassava on AFB1 synthesis, a highly toxigenic strain of A. flavus, was inoculated onto fresh cassava and despite a rapid development, no AFB1 was produced. The anti-aflatoxin property was observed with cassava from different geographical origins and on other aflatoxigenic strains of the section Flavi, but it was lost after heating, sun drying and freezing. Our data suggest that fresh cassava is safe regarding AFB1 contamination, however, processing may alter its ability to block toxinogenesis leading to secondary contamination.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	07400020
Volume Number	38
e-ISSN	10959998
Journal	Food Microbiology
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier
Publisher Date	2014-04-01
Publisher Place	Great Britain (UK)
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Microbiology Discipline Nutritional Sciences Aflatoxin B1 Metabolism Aspergillus Flavus Isolation & Purification Manihot Microbiology Vegetables Aspergillus Classification Food Contamination Analysis Journal Article Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Microbiology Food Science

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