Population structure of the Fusarium graminearum species complex and mycotoxin contamination of cultivated and native barley in Brazil

• Grant number: 17/04811-4
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants
• Start date: May 01, 2018
• End date: June 30, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Food Science and Technology - Food Science
• Principal Investigator: Liliana de Oliveira Rocha
• Grantee: Liliana de Oliveira Rocha
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos (FEA). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 21/04730-0 - Genotype profile of the Fusarium graminearum species complex in barley grains by quantitative PCR, BP.IC; 18/07414-9 - Diversity of Fusarium spp. isolated from native and industrial barley in Brazil, BP.IC

Abstract

The presence of mycotoxins in food, including cereals cause significant economic losses. The Fusarium graminearum (FGSC) species complex is the main pathogen of barley, being capable of producing trichothecenes type B and zearalenone, important mycotoxins due to their impact on the economy, agriculture, human and animal health. Previous studies involving the characterization of fungal populations from native plants have demonstrated that these may act as reservoirs for pathogenic fungi, or new pathogens could originate and disperse from native into agricultural ecosystems. The objectives of this study are to characterize the population structure of the FGSC in cultivated and native barley of Brazil, assess the mycotoxin (zearalenone, deoxynivalenol and its derivatives) contamination of these plants; map the genes involved in the biosynthesis of trichothecenes and zearalenone in the natural ecosystem isolates; and elucidate the distribution of clustered genes that may be involved in the production of secondary metabolites. Further evidence supporting this proposal is discussed. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

PINHEIRO, MARIANA; IWASE, CAIO H. T.; BERTOZZI, BRUNO G.; CARAMES, ELEM T. S.; CARNIELLI-QUEIROZ, LORENA; LANGARO, NADIA C.; FURLONG, ELIANA B.; CORREA, BENEDITO; ROCHA, LILIANA O.. Survey of Freshly Harvested Oat Grains from Southern Brazil Reveals High Incidence of Type B Trichothecenes and Associated Fusarium Species. TOXINS, v. 13, n. 12, DEC 2021. (17/04811-4)

PIACENTINI, KARIM C.; FERRANTI, LARISSA S.; PINHEIRO, MARIANA; BERTOZZI, BRUNO G.; ROCHA, LILIANA O.. Mycotoxin contamination in cereal-based baby foods. CURRENT OPINION IN FOOD SCIENCE, v. 30, p. 73-78, DEC 2019. (17/04811-4)

IWASE, CAIO H. T.; PIACENTINI, KARIM C.; GIOMO, PATRICIA P.; CUMOVA, MARTINA; WAWROSZOVA, SIMONA; BELAKOVA, SYLVIE; MINELLA, EUCLYDES; ROCHA, LILIANA O.. Characterization of the Fusarium sambucinum species complex and detection of multiple mycotoxins in Brazilian barley samples. Food Research International, v. 136, OCT 2020. (17/04811-4)

TRALAMAZZA, SABINA MOSER; PIACENTINI, KARIM CRISTINA; SAVI, GEOVANA DAGOSTIM; CARNIELLI-QUEIROZ, LORENA; FONTES, LIVIA DE CARVALHO; MARTINS, CAMILA SIEDLARCZYK; CORREA, BENEDITO; ROCHA, LILIANA OLIVEIRA. Wild rice (O. latifolia) from natural ecosystems in the Pantanal region of Brazil: Host to Fusarium incarnatum-equiseti species complex and highly contaminated by zearalenone. International Journal of Food Microbiology, v. 345, MAY 2 2021. (16/04364-5, 17/04811-4, 15/21378-7)

DOS SANTOS CARAMES, ELEM TAMIRYS; PIACENTINI, KARIM C.; ALMEIDA, NAARA APARECIDA; PEREIRA, VIVIANE LOPES; LIMA PALLONE, JULIANA AZEVEDO; ROCHA, LILIANA DE OLIVEIRA. Rapid assessment of enniatins in barley grains using near infrared spectroscopy and chemometric tools. Food Research International, v. 161, p. 7-pg., 2022-11-01. (17/04811-4)

DA SILVA, LETICIA ALIBERTI GALEGO ALVES; PIACENTINI, KARIM CRISTINA; CARAMES, ELEM TAMIRYS DOS SANTOS; SILVA, NATHALIA CRISTINA CIRONE; WAWROSZOVA, SIMONA; BELAKOVA, SYLVIE; ROCHA, LILIANA DE OLIVEIRA. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) for estimating the presence of Fusarium and its mycotoxins in barley grains. Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure, v. N/A, p. 19-pg., 2023-08-28. (17/04811-4)

PONTES, PAULA VIRGINIA DE ALMEIDA; CZAIKOSKI, ALINE; ALMEIDA, NAARA APARECIDA; FRAGA, SARA; ROCHA, LILIANA DE OLIVEIRA; CUNHA, ROSIANE LOPES; MAXIMO, GUILHERME JOSE; BATISTA, EDUARDO AUGUSTO CALDAS. Extraction optimization, biological activities, and application in O/W emulsion of deep eutectic solvents-based phenolic extracts from olive pomace. Food Research International, v. 161, p. 14-pg., 2022-08-11. (17/04811-4, 14/21252-0, 16/08566-1, 15/06134-4)

CARAMES, ELEM TAMIRYS DOS SANTOS; PIACENTINI, KARIM C.; ALVES, LUCAS TEIXEIRA; PALLONE, JULIANA AZEVEDO LIMA; ROCHA, LILIANA DE OLIVEIRA. NIR spectroscopy and chemometric tools to identify high content of deoxynivalenol in barley. Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure, v. 37, n. 9, p. 1542-1552, SEP 1 2020. (17/04811-4)

REBELLATO, ANA PAULA; DOS SANTOS CARAMES, ELEM TAMIRYS; LIMA PALLONE, JULIANA AZEVEDO; ROCHA, LILIANA DE OLIVEIRA. Mycotoxin bioaccessibility in baby food through in vitro digestion: an overview focusing on risk assessment. CURRENT OPINION IN FOOD SCIENCE, v. 41, p. 107-115, OCT 2021. (17/04811-4)