Penicillium verrucosum and Aspergillus westerdijkiae contaminate cereal grains and coffee beans with ochratoxin A (OTA) for which legislative limits exist. These fungi reside in soil and contaminate grain during harvesting ...

Aspergillus flavus is a ubiquitous fungus that contaminates maize, the main risk from infection is the production of the carcinogenic mycotoxin aflatoxin B₁ (AFB₁). One strategy to control A. flavus contamination is the ...

This study examined metabolites produced by (a) lactic acid bacteria (LABs) from Malaysian fermented foods and (b) from a Streptomyces AS1 strain on the control of human fungal pathogens (Trichophyton rubrum, Aspergillus ...

Apple Replant Disease (ARD), caused by an accumulation of soil-borne fungal and oomycete pathogens in the soil, is an economically important disease of apples. Current management relies on the use of broad-spectrum chemical ...