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Aflatoxigenic fungi, primarily belonging to the Aspergillus genus (A. flavus, A. parasiticus), are responsible for producing aflatoxins—highly toxic and carcinogenic secondary metabolites. These fungi pose significant risks to plant health, animal health and human well-being due to their widespread contamination in food and feed. Aflatoxigenic fungi impact plants by causing diseases, and yield loss leads to economic loss and contamination. In connection with animals aflatoxigenic fungi create toxicity in livestock, contamination of animal products, mortality and economic loss. Finally, concerning humans, aflatoxigenic fungi lead to acute toxicity, carcinogenic effects, immune suppression and nutritional risk.
Features:
Provides a systemic review of the recent developments in aflatoxigenic fungi on various biotic organisms.
Includes an overview of the impact of aflatoxin on various plants and on the agricultural economy.
Describes the role of aflatoxins in human health, including infants, and in cancer.
Contains special emphasis on the control of aflatoxigenic fungi by nanomaterials and and plant bioactive components.
Discusses the detection of aflatoxigenic fungi by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS).
Contents
Overview and sources of Aflatoxigenic fungal diversity in Plant. 2. Overview and sources of Aflatoxigenic fungal diversity in Animal. 3. Overview and sources of Aflatoxigenic fungal diversity in Human. 4. Climate change and its impact on Aflatoxigenic fungi. 5. Aflatoxigenic fungi and their Ecology in soil. 6. Aflatoxins: Metabolic interactions with Plants and Soil biota. 7. Aflatoxigenic fungal impact on agricultural environment - Sugarcane field soil. 8. Aflatoxigenic fungal impact on agricultural environment - Rice field soil. 9. Aflatoxigenic fungal impact on agricultural environment - Peanut field soil. 10. Association between Aflatoxigenic Fungi and Plant Nutrition. 11. Aflatoxins in Plant pathogenesis. 12. Association between Aflatoxigenic Fungi and Plants. 13. Aflatoxigenic fungi and Ground nut. 14. Aflatoxigenic fungi and Tuber crops. 15. Aflatoxigenic fungi and Beverage crops. 16. Aflatoxigenic fungi and Corn. 17. Aflatoxigenic Fungi and Agricultural Economy. 18. Aflatoxigenic fungi and Animal feed. 19. Effect of Aflatoxin on animals of Veterinary interest. 20. Aflatoxigenic fungi in fish and fish feed. 21. Aflatoxigenic fungi: A challenge for Global food security. 22. Aflatoxigenic fungi: A Global concern for Food safety and Human health. 23. Aflatoxigenic fungi: Human health impacts and control methods. 24. Aflatoxigenic fungi: Health impacts in Infants and Children. 25. Aflatoxigenic fungi: A potential human carcinogen. 26. Aflatoxigenic fungi: Control by Nanomaterials. 27. Aflatoxigenic fungi: Control by Plant Bioactive metabolites. 28. Aflatoxigenic Fungi: Biological control - An Overview. 29. Aflatoxigenic fungal communities and High-throughput analysis. 30. Rapid detection of Aflatoxigenic fungal communities in Agricultural products. 31. Detection of Aflatoxin by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS).