Black aspergilli and ochratoxin A in foods
Cabañes Sáenz, Francisco Javier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)
Bragulat, M. Rosa (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)

Date:	2018
Abstract:	Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a potent nephrotoxin and carcinogen which is found in a wide variety of common foods and beverages. The black aspergilli are distributed worldwide and are regarded as common food spoilage fungi. These fungi are one of the more difficult groups concerning classification and identification. New molecular approaches have shown that there is a high biodiversity, but that species are occasionally difficult to recognise based solely on their phenotypic characters. Only few species have been confirmed to be OTA producers in this group and fewer are known to contaminate foods with this mycotoxin as a natural occurring contaminant. In this paper, the OTA-producing species included in the Aspergillus section Nigri and the foods that they are able to contaminate are reviewed in depth.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad AGL2014-52516-R
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió sotmesa a revisió
Subject:	Aspergillus section Nigri ; Foods ; Mycotoxins ; Ochratoxin A ; Taxonomy
Published in:	Current Opinion in Food Science, 2018 , ISSN 2214-8000

DOI: 10.1016/j.cofs.2018.01.006

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