CV Lattes
Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Bachelor's at Ciências Biológicas Modalidadde Médica from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1994), master's at Microbiology from Universidade de São Paulo (1998) and doctorate at Microbiology from Universidade de São Paulo (2005). Has experience in Microbiology, acting on the following subjects: molecular biology and genetic of toxigenic fungi. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Fumonisins are products of secondary metabolism of Fusarium species, mainly Fusarium verticillioides. These substances are toxic to animals and potentially carcinogenic to humans. To date, 15 genes (FUM) are known to be involved in the biosynthesis of fumonisins, of which FUM1, FUM6 and FUM8 were shown essential to the production of these toxins. However, so far few strains of F. verticil…
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