Edited by: Giovanna Suzzi, University of Teramo, Italy
Reviewed by: Rosanna Tofalo, University of Teramo, Italy
This article was submitted to Food Microbiology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Microbiology
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Food and feed contamination by aflatoxins create food insecurity around the world. Two overviews detail the prevalence of
Despite of prevention methods and strict regulations,
The remarkably complex and dynamic network of soil microbiota and macrobiota determining the ecological niches the mycotoxigenic
Application of non-aflatoxigenic
The use of biological agents and biostimulants for the control of
The remarkable complexity of aflatoxin biosynthesis has been revealed in aflatoxigenic fungi and both biotic and abiotic factors contribute to the fine-tuning of mycotoxin production in these microorganisms (
The ceaseless demand for the development of novel mycotoxin control technologies also requires further research to be performed on the regulation of mycotoxin biosynthetic gene clusters (
Bioactive metabolites of plants like phenolic compounds, terpenes and nitrogen-containing compounds may also possess antifungal activities
Adsorbent materials mixed with the feed may protect animals by binding efficiently mycotoxins including aflatoxins. The adsorbents reduce the bioavailability of mycotoxins in the gastro-intestinal tract and thus the diffusion into the bloodstream and transport to the target organs. The use of microbial biomasses as adsorbent seems very promising since less expensive though effective, and environmentally friendly materials (
All authors served as co-editors to the Research Topic and also contributed to, critically read and discussed and approved this Editorial.
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.