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  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,403 Views
20 Pages

Actinobacteria as Promising Biocontrol Agents for In Vitro and In Planta Degradation and Detoxification of Zearalenone

  • Larissa De Troyer,
  • Noémie De Zutter,
  • Sarah De Saeger,
  • Frédéric Dumoulin,
  • Siska Croubels,
  • Siegrid De Baere,
  • Leen De Gelder and
  • Kris Audenaert

28 May 2024

Zearalenone (ZEN) is a prevalent mycotoxin found in grains and grain-derived products, inducing adverse health effects in both animals and humans. The in-field application of microorganisms to degrade and detoxify ZEN is a promising strategy to enhan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
6,945 Views
18 Pages

Fungal Endophytes Control Fusarium graminearum and Reduce Trichothecenes and Zearalenone in Maize

  • Mohamed F. Abdallah,
  • Marthe De Boevre,
  • Sofie Landschoot,
  • Sarah De Saeger,
  • Geert Haesaert and
  • Kris Audenaert

24 November 2018

Fusarium graminearum can cause Giberella Ear Rot (GER) and seedling blight in maize, resulting in major yield losses. Besides GER, the infected grains are consequently contaminated with multiple mycotoxins of F. graminearum. Zearalenone and trichothe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
412 Views
24 Pages

Zearalenone Biotransformation by Tibetan Plateau-Derived Yeast Hannaella zeae: Biological Pattern Elucidation, Metabolite Safety, and Environmental Tolerance

  • Chenxiaoye Yang,
  • Jiali Hu,
  • Disha Jiang,
  • Geng Ni,
  • Changling Wu,
  • Qiang Chu,
  • Sergei A. Eremin,
  • Liliya I. Mukhametova,
  • Xiaofang Guo and
  • Hao Hu
  • + 2 authors

19 December 2025

Zearalenone (ZEN) poses serious risks to human and animal health. Compared with physical and chemical methods, microbial transformation offers a safer and more sustainable strategy for ZEN detoxification. The yeast Hannaella zeae, isolated from the Q...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,062 Views
15 Pages

Talaromyces pinophilus Strain HD25G2 as a Novel Biocontrol Agent of Fusarium culmorum, the Causal Agent of Root and Crown Rot of Soft Wheat

  • Amel Bennacer,
  • Fatma Sahir-Halouane,
  • Micaela Alvarez,
  • Zahia Oukali,
  • Nour El Houda Bennacer,
  • Abdelhamid Foughalia and
  • Josué Delgado

11 August 2025

Fusarium culmorum is the causal agent of root rot and crown rot in soft wheat. The aim of this study was to investigate the control mechanism of Talaromyces pinophilus HD25G2 as a biocontrol agent against F. culmorum. This involved the isolation and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,755 Views
18 Pages

The productivity and quality of agricultural crops worldwide are adversely affected by disease outbreaks and inadequate nutrient availability. Of particular concern is the potential increase in mycotoxin prevalence due to crop diseases, which poses a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
138 Citations
9,240 Views
11 Pages

Fengycin Produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 Inhibits Fusarium graminearum Growth and Mycotoxins Biosynthesis

  • Alvina Hanif,
  • Feng Zhang,
  • Pingping Li,
  • Chuchu Li,
  • Yujiao Xu,
  • Muhammad Zubair,
  • Mengxuan Zhang,
  • Dandan Jia,
  • Xiaozhen Zhao and
  • Xuewen Gao
  • + 6 authors

24 May 2019

Fusarium graminearum is a notorious pathogen that causes Fusarium head blight (FHB) in cereal crops. It produces secondary metabolites, such as deoxynivalenol, diminishing grain quality and leading to lesser crop yield. Many strategies have been deve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,514 Views
20 Pages

Biocontrol Activity of New Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolates Against Fusaria and Fusarium Mycotoxins

  • S. Vipin Krishnan,
  • P. A. Anaswara,
  • K. Madhavan Nampoothiri,
  • Szilvia Kovács,
  • Cintia Adácsi,
  • Pál Szarvas,
  • Szabina Király,
  • István Pócsi and
  • Tünde Pusztahelyi

4 February 2025

As significant fungal pathogens of crops, Fusaria species contaminate various food and feed commodities. Some of the Fusarium spp. secondary metabolites (e.g., trichothecenes, zearalenone, and fumonisins) are widely known toxic molecules (mycotoxins)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,235 Views
16 Pages

27 November 2022

Wheat head blight caused by Fusarium graminearum is one of the major wheat diseases in the world; therefore, it is very significant to develop an effective and environmentally friendly microbial fungicide against it. Trichoderma atroviride and Bacill...

  • Review
  • Open Access
133 Citations
16,424 Views
26 Pages

Fusarium Head Blight, Mycotoxins and Strategies for Their Reduction

  • Elżbieta Mielniczuk and
  • Barbara Skwaryło-Bednarz

2 April 2020

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of microscopic fungi, which commonly contaminate cereal grains. Contamination of small-grain cereals and maize with toxic metabolites of fungi, both pathogenic and saprotrophic, is one of the particularly importan...

  • Review
  • Open Access
58 Citations
8,400 Views
21 Pages

Mycotoxins in Ethiopia: A Review on Prevalence, Economic and Health Impacts

  • Firew Tafesse Mamo,
  • Birhan Addisie Abate,
  • Kassahun Tesfaye,
  • Chengrong Nie,
  • Gang Wang and
  • Yang Liu

8 October 2020

Mycotoxigenic fungi and their toxins are a global concern, causing huge economic and health impacts in developing countries such as Ethiopia, where the mycotoxin control system is inadequate. This work aimed to review the occurrences of agriculturall...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,624 Views
10 Pages

17 November 2022

The use of chemical pesticides to control the occurrence of mycotoxigenic fungi in crops has led to environmental and human health issues, driving the agriculture sector to a more sustainable system. Biocontrol agents such as Bacillus strains and the...