Fungal Diversity and Aflatoxins in Maize and Rice Grains and Cassava-Based Flour (Pupuru) from Ondo State, Nigeria.
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SUBMITTER: Ekpakpale DO
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8397998 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug
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Fungal Diversity and Aflatoxins in Maize and Rice Grains and Cassava-Based Flour (Pupuru) from Ondo State, Nigeria.
Ekpakpale Daniella O DO Kraak Bart B Meijer Martin M Ayeni Kolawole I KI Houbraken Jos J Ezekiel Chibundu N CN
Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) 20210804 8
Grains and cassava-based foods serve as major dietary sources for many households in Nigeria. However, these foods are highly prone to contamination by moulds and aflatoxins owing to poor storage and vending practices. Therefore, we studied the fungal diversity in maize, cassava-based flour (pupuru), and rice vended in markets from Ondo state, Nigeria, and assessed their aflatoxin levels using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Molecular analysis of 65 representative fungal isolates recovered ...[more]
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