| Full text | |
| Author(s): |
Vasconcelos de Medeiros, Flavio Henrique
[1]
;
Martins, Samuel Julio
;
Zucchi, Tiago Domingues
[2]
;
de Melo, Itamar Soares
[2]
;
Batista, Luis Roberto
[3]
;
Machado, Jose da Cruz
[1]
Total Authors: 6
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Fed Lavras UFLA, Dept Fitopatol DFP, BR-37200000 Lavras, MG - Brazil
[2] Empresa Brasileira Pesquisa Agr EMBRAPA, Jaguariuna, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Lavras UFLA, DCA, BR-37200000 Lavras, MG - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Ciência e Agrotecnologia; v. 36, n. 5, p. 483-497, SEP-OCT 2012. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 16 |
| Abstract | |
Mycotoxins are produced by the secondary metabolism of many fungi and can be found in almost 25% of the world's agricultural commodities. These compounds are toxic to humans, animals, and plants and therefore, efforts should be made to avoid mycotoxin contamination in food and feed. Besides, up to 25% of all harvested fruits and vegetables are lost due to storage molds and/or mycotoxin contamination and many methods have been applied to mitigate these issues, but most of them rely on the use of fungicides. Although chemicals are often the first defensive line against mycotoxigenic fungi, the indiscriminate use of fungicides are awakening the public perception due to their noxious effects on the environment and human/animal health. Thus, there is an increasing public pressure for a safer and eco-friendly alternative to control these organisms. In this background, biological control using microbial antagonists such as bacteria, fungi and yeasts have been shown to be a feasible substitute to reduce the use of chemical compounds. Despite of the positive findings using the biocontrol agents only a few products have been registered and are commercially available to control mycotoxin-producing fungi. This review brings about the up-to-date biological control strategies to prevent or reduce harvested commodity damages caused by storage fungi and the contamination of food and feed by mycotoxins. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/14333-6 - Diversity and polyphasic taxonomy of actinobacteria isolated from reforestation areas |
| Grantee: | Tiago Domingues Zucchi |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - BIOTA - Young Researchers |