• Biodiversity of Aspergillus section Nigri populations in Argentinian vineyards and ochratoxin A contamination 

      Chiotta, María Laura; Ponsone, Marí­a Lorena; Sosa, Débora María; Combina, Mariana; Chulze, Sofia Noemí (2013-12)
      Aspergillus section Nigri are described as the main source of ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination in grapes and wine worldwide. The knowledge of the factors affecting grape contamination by species included in this section ...
    • Biological control as a strategy to reduce the impact of mycotoxins in peanuts, grapes and cereals in Argentina 

      Chulze, Sofia Noemí; Palazzini, Juan Manuel; Torres, Adriana; Barros, G.; Ponsone, Marí­a Lorena; Geisen, R.; Schmidt-Heydr, M.; Kohl, Jürgen (2015)
      Mycotoxins including aflatoxins, deoxynivalenol, fumonisins and ochratoxin A are among the main fungal secondary metabolites detected as natural contaminants in South America in different commodities such as peanuts ...
    • Control of Ochratoxin A production in grapes 

      Ponsone, Marí­a Lorena; Chiotta, María Laura; Palazzini, Juan Manuel; Combina, Mariana; Chulze, Sofia Noemí (2012-05)
      Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin commonly present in cereals, grapes, coffee, spices, and cocoa. Even though the main objective of the food and feed chain processors and distributors is to avoid the extended contamination ...
    • Detección de micotoxinas en maíz 

      Ruiz, Silvana Cecilia; Romani, Matías Rafael (EEA Santiago del Estero, INTA, 2022)
      Las micotoxinas son metabolitos secundarios tóxicos producidos por ciertas cepas de hongos, por lo general pertenecientes a los géneros Aspergillus, Penicillium, Alternaria y Fusarium. La acumulación de micotoxinas en los ...
    • Microbiological quality, fungal diversity and aflatoxins contamination in carob flour (Prosopis flexuosa) 

      Mom, María Pía; Romero, Stella Maris; Larumbe, Ada Gabriela; Iannone, Leopoldo; Comerio, Ricardo Mario; Santana Smersu, Camila Soledad; Simón, Mariano; Vaamonde, Graciela (Elsevier, 2020)
      Carob flour is obtained from pods of some species of Prosopis, leguminous trees that abound in many desert habitats worldwide. Currently, this product is available in healthy food stores in several countries, including ...
    • Multiclass Compatible Sample Preparation for UHPLC–MS/MS Determination of Aflatoxin M1 in Raw Milk 

      Michlig, Nicolás; Repetti, María Rosa; Chiericatti, Carolina; García, Silvia R.; Gaggiotti, Monica Del Carmen; Basílico, Juan Carlos; Beldoménico, Horacio Ramón (Springer, 2016-09)
      A sample preparation method for aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) determination in raw milk was optimized following the quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe (QuEChERS) strategy, as an alternative to the classic immunoaffinity ...
    • Mycotoxicoses of ruminants and horses 

      Riet-Correa, Franklin; Rivero, Rodolfo; Odriozola, Ernesto Raul; Adrien, Maria de Lourdes; Medeiros, Rosane M. T.; Schild, Ana Lucia (Sage Publications, 2013-11)
      In the current study, mycotoxicoses of ruminants and horses are reviewed, with an emphasis on the occurrence of these diseases in South America. The main mycotoxicoses observed in grazing cattle include intoxications by ...
    • Mycotoxin sequestering agent: Impact on health and performance of dairy cows and efficacy in reducing AFM1 residues in milk 

      Costamagna, Dianela Anahi; Gaggiotti, Monica Del Carmen; Smulovitz, Alejandro; Abdala, Alejandro Ariel; Signorini Porchiett, Marcelo Lisandro (Elsevier, 2024-01)
      The objectives of this study were to evaluate the exposure to a diet naturally contaminated with mycotoxins on lactation performance, animal health, and the ability to sequester agents (SA) to reduce the human exposure to ...
    • Natural Contamination with Mycotoxins Produced by Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium poae in Malting Barley in Argentina 

      Nogueira, María Soledad; Decundo, Julieta María; Martinez, Mauro; Dieguez, Susana Nelly; Moreyra, Federico; Moreno, Maria Virginia; Stenglein, Sebastian Alberto (2018)
      Two of the most common species of toxin-producing Fusarium contaminating small cereal grains are Fusarium graminearum and F. poae; with both elaborating diverse toxins, especially deoxynivalenol (DON) and nivalenol (NIV), ...
    • Natural occurrence of Alternaria mycotoxins in malting barley grains in the main producing region of Argentina 

      Castañares, Eliana; Pavicich, Maria A.; Dinolfo, María Inés; Moreyra, Federico; Stenglein, Sebastian Alberto; Patriarca, Andrea (Wiley, 2019-10)
      Background: Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is one of the most important cereals worldwide, and its quality is affected by fungal contamination such as species of the genus Alternaria. No information is available about the ...
    • Natural occurrence of fumonisins in corn puff in Argentina 

      Federico, Francisco Javier; Funes, Gustavo J.; Salas, Maria P.; Resnik, Silvia L. (Springer, 2010-11)
      Maize presents a substantial contamination by fumonisins (FB) throughout the world. In particular, Argentina presents a high frequency of positive samples and levels of up to 10,000 μg/kg of total FB, depending on the ...
    • Natural occurrence of Ochratoxin A in musts, wines and grape vine fruits from grapes harvested in Argentina 

      Ponsone, Marí­a Lorena; Chiotta, María Laura; Combina, Mariana; Torres, Adriana; Knass, Patricia; Dalcero, Ana María; Chulze, Sofia Noemí (2010-08)
      In this study, ochratoxin A (OTA) occurrence in Argentinean musts, wines and dried vine fruits was evaluated, alongside with the performance of OchraStarTM columns for OTA extraction. In all the three matrices analyzed, ...
    • Pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum and F. meridionale on soybean pod blight and trichothecene accumulation 

      Chiotta, María Laura; Alaniz Zanon, Maria Silvina; Palazzini, Juan Manuel; Scandiani, María Mercedes; Formento, Angela Norma; Barros, Germán Gustavo; Chulze, Sofia Noemí (Wiley, 2016-12)
      Soybean (Glycine max) is the most important crop in Argentina. At present Fusarium graminearum is recognized as a primary pathogen of soybean in several countries in the Americas, mainly causing seed and root rot and pre‐ ...
    • Plagas en granos almacenados 

      Ferraris, María Noel; Cativelli, Mariana; Martinez, Jose Luis (AER Villa María, INTA, 2021-04-27)
      Durante el almacenamiento de los granos se pueden presentar diversos factores que deterioran la calidad de los mismos, entre ellos, los insectos-plaga ocupan el primer lugar en importancia. Las plagas que afectan a los ...
    • Presencia de Aspergillus flavus, contaminante del maíz con micotoxinas, en lotes de Santiago del Estero, norte de Córdoba y este de Tucumán 

      Barontini, Javier Miguel; Druetta, Marcelo Alberto; Luna, Ignacio Martin; Torrico Ramallo, Ada Karina; Chulze, Sofía Noemí; Gimenez, Maria De La Paz (2020-08)
      Argentina se encuentra entre los líderes mundiales en producción de maíz, ocupando el sexto lugar como productor y oscila entre el tercero y cuarto como exportador. En la campaña 2018/19, el país produjo alrededor de 57 ...
    • ¿Qué efecto pueden producir las micotoxinas en el ganado lechero? 

      Acuña, Yamila; Poo, Juan Ignacio (Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, INTA, 2021-09)
      Las micotoxinas son metabolitos secundarios producidos por hongos que contaminan los alimentos. Esta contaminación se puede producir en el campo, durante la cosecha o en el almacenamiento, conservación o procesamiento de ...
    • Timing is everything: how planting period shapes nutritional quality, mycobiota characteristics, and mycotoxin contamination in maize (Zea mays) grains 

      Pérez-Pizá, M.C.; Vicente, S.; Castellari, Claudia Carla; Mousegne, Fernando Jorge; Jecke, Fernando Ariel; Cornejo, Paula; Ibañez, Verónica Noé; Sansinena, M.J.; Vago, M.E.; Stenglein, Sebastian Alberto; Pacin, Ana Maria (Springer Nature, 2024-01)
      Maize (Zea mays L.) is crucial in global grain markets and food/feed production. Fungal contamination in ears can adversely affect crop yield and diminish the nutritional value of grains. Moreover, many of the main pathogens ...
    • Transcriptional and metabolic changes associated to the infection by Fusarium verticillioides in maize inbreds with contrasting ear rot resistance 

      Campos Bermudez, Valeria Alina; Fauguel, Carolina Maria; Tronconi, Marcos A.; Casati, Paula; Presello, Daniel Alberto; Andreo, Carlos Santiago (2013)
      Fusarium verticillioides causes ear rot and grain mycotoxins in maize (Zea mays L.), which are harmful to human and animal health. Breeding and growing less susceptible plant genotypes is one alternative to reduce these ...