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Feature Issue: Tools for <em>Fusarium</em> mycotoxin reduction in food and feed chains

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Phytopathologia Mediterranea (2017), 56, 1, 133
DOI: 10.14601/Phytopathol_Mediterr-20640
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Feature Issue: Tools for Fusarium mycotoxin reduction in food and 
feed chains
The fungal genus Fusarium includes many 
phythopathogenic species, which are capable of 
producing a wide range of mycotoxins. These 
are secondary metabolites with varied toxicity to 
mammals and plants. Several research groups de-
vote their efforts to selecting tools for reduction of 
Fusarium mycotoxin damage, in the field and as 
natural contaminants of agro-food products. The 
use of prediction models for Fusarium mycotoxins 
in the field, early analyses and identification of the 
different Fusarium species and related mycotoxins in 
crops, alternative agronomic pathways, application 
of fungicides or biological control agents, the use 
of bacteria and their enzymes for mycotoxin deg-
radation, are all well studied topics. Nevertheless, 
very significant areas of research are still required 
to find solutions for mycotoxin problems. Evidence 
exists that the climatic changes are influencing the 
contamination of Fusarium mycotoxins in new geo-
graphical areas and causing the emergence of new 
mycotoxin compounds. 
This Fusarium mycotoxin “Feature issue” of Phy-
topathologia Mediterranea publishes selected research 
featured at the 13th European Fusarium Seminar held 
in Martina Franca (TA), Italy, on May 10-14 2015. 
This meeting has become a traditional appointment 
for “fusariologists” of all the world, where experts in 
mycology, genetics, plant pathology, chemistry and 
toxicology debate the major problems posed by this 
intriguing fungal genus. We know that readers will 
find these papers interesting, as their authors present 
new knowledge on some of the most urgent issues 
resulting from the effects of Fusarium mycotoxins in 
the human and animal food and feed chains.
Guest Editor
Antonio Moretti
ISPA-CNR


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