Biocontrol of Aspergillus flavus and Aflatoxin Production

Abstract

Aflatoxins are potent carcinogenic and mutagenic metabolites mainly produced by the fungal species Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. These species can contaminate several food commodities including cereals, peanuts and crops. This article is a review on the morphological and biological characters of A. flavus, the genetic research on aflatoxin biosynthetic pathway and biocontrol research on A. flavus and aflatoxin production.

Keywords: Aspergillus flavus, Aflatoxins, Biocontrol

Corresponding author: E-mail: cast@kmitl.ac.th

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Ruiqian, L. ., Qian, Y. ., Thanaboripat, D. ., & Thansukon, P. . (2018). Biocontrol of Aspergillus flavus and Aflatoxin Production. CURRENT APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 238-250.

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Liu Ruiqian

Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Yang Qian

Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Dusanee Thanaboripat

Department of Applied Biology, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand.

Prapimpuk Thansukon

R&D Institute, Government Pharmaceutical Organization, Bangkok, Thailand.

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2004)

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Aspergillus flavus, Aflatoxins, Biocontrol

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30 March 2018

Biocontrol of Aspergillus Flavus and Aflatoxin Production

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Liu Ruiqian

Yang Qian

Dusanee Thanaboripat

Prapimpuk Thansukon

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