Ebook: An Overview on Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Europe

The growing interest in health risks associated with toxigenic fungi and related mycotoxins has led to the development of a number of research projects during the past decade in several European countries and a great deal of information has been produced on the natural occurrence of mycotoxins in plants, foods and feeds. The differences in environmental conditions (temperature, light, rainfall etc. ) and in exposed cultivated plants (type of cereals, cultivars etc. ) in the distinct European countries have significantly influenced the distribution of specific toxigenic fungi and related mycotoxicological problems. In addition, biogeographically structured lineages within some important toxigenic fungi have been recently discovered, of reproductive isolation. Transglobal showing a long evolutionary history transposition of plant products seems to have significantly contributed to the spreading of toxigenic species and lineages worldwide. Therefore, the migration of agriculturally important toxigenic fungi generated by trade exchanges may represent a major source of inoculum for new plant diseases in Europe and for a wider genetic diversity of local populations. It was our goal to provide the reader with an update of researches and surveys on the natural occurrence of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins performed at a European level during the last 5-10 years. The editors are extremely grateful to the EU-COST-835 "Agriculturally important toxigenic fungi" for the financial support that allowed a number of European scientists to meet several times over the past five years to collaborate and exchange information about research advances on toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Occurrence of Toxigenic Fungi and Related Mycotoxins in Cereals, Feeds and Foods in Austria....Pages 1-10
Mycotoxins Survey in Belgium and Toxigenic Fusarium in Belgian Wheat....Pages 11-32
An Overview of Mycotoxins and Toxigenic Fungi in Croatia....Pages 33-50
Occurrence and Control of Mycotoxins in Foodstuffs in Cyprus....Pages 51-65
Advances on the Occurrence of Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in the Czech Republic....Pages 67-81
Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Finnish Cereals....Pages 83-100
Occurrence of Deoxynivalenol in Wheat (Triticum Aestivum) Grown in France and Identification of Agronomic Factors Involved in Content Variations....Pages 101-108
Mycotoxins in Food in Germany....Pages 109-121
Mycotoxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Foods and Feeds in Hungary....Pages 123-139
An Overview of Mycotoxins and Toxigenic Fungi in Italy....Pages 141-160
Occurrence of Mycotoxins in Cereals, Plants, Foods and Feeds in Poland....Pages 161-172
An Overview of Mycotoxins and Toxigenic Fungi in Portugal....Pages 173-184
Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Romania: Challenges and Approaches....Pages 185-194
Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Cereals Grain and Food in Russia....Pages 195-199
The Overview on Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Serbia and Montenegro....Pages 201-218
An Overview on the Status of Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Spain....Pages 219-235
A Review on Current Situation of Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins Formation in Turkey....Pages 237-246
Occurrence of mycotoxins in UK Food Commodities....Pages 247-252
Back Matter....Pages 253-259

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Occurrence of Toxigenic Fungi and Related Mycotoxins in Cereals, Feeds and Foods in Austria....Pages 1-10
Mycotoxins Survey in Belgium and Toxigenic Fusarium in Belgian Wheat....Pages 11-32
An Overview of Mycotoxins and Toxigenic Fungi in Croatia....Pages 33-50
Occurrence and Control of Mycotoxins in Foodstuffs in Cyprus....Pages 51-65
Advances on the Occurrence of Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in the Czech Republic....Pages 67-81
Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Finnish Cereals....Pages 83-100
Occurrence of Deoxynivalenol in Wheat (Triticum Aestivum) Grown in France and Identification of Agronomic Factors Involved in Content Variations....Pages 101-108
Mycotoxins in Food in Germany....Pages 109-121
Mycotoxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Foods and Feeds in Hungary....Pages 123-139
An Overview of Mycotoxins and Toxigenic Fungi in Italy....Pages 141-160
Occurrence of Mycotoxins in Cereals, Plants, Foods and Feeds in Poland....Pages 161-172
An Overview of Mycotoxins and Toxigenic Fungi in Portugal....Pages 173-184
Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Romania: Challenges and Approaches....Pages 185-194
Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Cereals Grain and Food in Russia....Pages 195-199
The Overview on Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Serbia and Montenegro....Pages 201-218
An Overview on the Status of Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Spain....Pages 219-235
A Review on Current Situation of Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins Formation in Turkey....Pages 237-246
Occurrence of mycotoxins in UK Food Commodities....Pages 247-252
Back Matter....Pages 253-259
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