Aflatoxins (AFs) are fungal secondary metabolites frequently detected in soil that exhibit vitro toxicity to certain microorganisms. However, microbial responses at different levels and complex systems such as the environment have not been systematically studied. Therefore, we investigated multiple two soils (sandy loam clay) aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) environmentally relevant concentrations (0.5–500 ...

Groundnut and maize are among the economically important crops grown widely in Uganda for household food income security. However, those their products vulnerable to aflatoxigenic fungi aflatoxin contamination. The present study sought establish levels of different groundnut local markets roadside retail shops. A cross-sectional survey was conducted ten districts eastern northern regions Uganda...

Mycotoxins particularly aflatoxins are gaining increasing importance due to their deleterious effects on human and animal health and also due to ubiquitous presence of aflatoxigenic fungi in all the agricultural commodities under field and storage conditions. In general, aflatoxins occur more frequently in tropical countries because of high temperature, moisture, unseasonal rains and flash floo...

India is the largest jute and fifth maize producing country in world. In commonly stored transported bags which are used multiple times. Aflatoxin contamination of a major issue India. This study evaluated potential impact re-using on risk aflatoxin food supply chain. A total 121 were collected India; 95 had been for 26 new. Significantly higher numbers viable aflatoxigenic fungi counted from r...

Three different concentrations of four (ethanol, acetone, methanol, and diethyl ether) extracts licorice, doum, banana peel were evaluated for antifungal antimycotoxigenic efficiency against a maize aflatoxigenic fungus, Aspergillus flavus. Among them, the licorice ether 75% extract was intensely active, showing best wet dry weight inhibition exhibiting highest efficacy ratio (91%). Regarding a...

Fungi are eukaryotic, heterogeneous, unicellular to filamentous, spore-bearing, and chemoorganotrophic organisms which lack chlorophyll. This present study was carried out isolate identify fungi from petroleum-contaminated soil. Several fungal genera included Rhizopus spp., Mucor Penicillium Rhizoctonia Aspergillus Alternaria Cladosporiumspp. were isolated using potatoes dextrose agar, Czapek-D...