TY - JOUR
T1 - Fusarium genetic traceability: role for mycotoxin control in small grain cereals agro-food chains
AU - Morcia, Caterina
AU - Rattotti, Elisa
AU - Stanca, A. Michele
AU - Tumino, Giorgio
AU - Rossi, Vittorio
AU - Ravaglia, Stefano
AU - Germeier, Christoph U.
AU - Herrmann, Matthias
AU - Polisenska, Ivana
AU - Terzi, Valeria
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Risks associated with mycotoxin contamination of cereals, that are included in the ten major staple foods
and greatly contribute to the dietary energy intake, are of worldwide relevance. In small grain cereals,
mycotoxins are produced by fungi such as Aspergillus, Penicillium, Alternaria and Fusarium that colonize
the plant in the field and can grow during the post-harvest period, producing several classes of mycotoxins.
The identification of mycotoxigenic fungal species and strains is essential for developing effective
strategies for control. For this purpose, genetic traceability has proved to be a valuable tool that can be
applied along the whole production chain, starting in the field for early diagnosis of FHB (Fusarium Head
Blight) disease to the final processing steps, such as malting or pasta making. In this paper, DNA-based
analytical tools that are currently available for the identification and quantification of mycotoxigenic
fungal species and strains are reviewed, with particular emphasis on Fusarium, and their possible
applications in mycotoxin control in small grain cereal chains are discussed.
AB - Risks associated with mycotoxin contamination of cereals, that are included in the ten major staple foods
and greatly contribute to the dietary energy intake, are of worldwide relevance. In small grain cereals,
mycotoxins are produced by fungi such as Aspergillus, Penicillium, Alternaria and Fusarium that colonize
the plant in the field and can grow during the post-harvest period, producing several classes of mycotoxins.
The identification of mycotoxigenic fungal species and strains is essential for developing effective
strategies for control. For this purpose, genetic traceability has proved to be a valuable tool that can be
applied along the whole production chain, starting in the field for early diagnosis of FHB (Fusarium Head
Blight) disease to the final processing steps, such as malting or pasta making. In this paper, DNA-based
analytical tools that are currently available for the identification and quantification of mycotoxigenic
fungal species and strains are reviewed, with particular emphasis on Fusarium, and their possible
applications in mycotoxin control in small grain cereal chains are discussed.
KW - Fusarium
KW - Mycotoxins
KW - Small grain cereals
KW - qPCR
KW - Fusarium
KW - Mycotoxins
KW - Small grain cereals
KW - qPCR
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/42541
UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/07335210
U2 - 10.1016/j.jcs.2012.09.016
DO - 10.1016/j.jcs.2012.09.016
M3 - Article
SN - 0733-5210
VL - 2013
SP - 175
EP - 182
JO - Journal of Cereal Science
JF - Journal of Cereal Science
ER -