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| Medeiros,Flávio Henrique Vasconcelos de; Martins,Samuel Julio; Zucchi,Tiago Domingues; Melo,Itamar Soares de; Batista,Luis Roberto; Machado,José da Cruz. |
| Mycotoxins are produced by the secondary metabolism of many fungi and can be found in almost 25% of the world's agricultural commodities. These compounds are toxic to humans, animals, and plants and therefore, efforts should be made to avoid mycotoxin contamination in food and feed. Besides, up to 25% of all harvested fruits and vegetables are lost due to storage molds and/or mycotoxin contamination and many methods have been applied to mitigate these issues, but most of them rely on the use of fungicides. Although chemicals are often the first defensive line against mycotoxigenic fungi, the indiscriminate use of fungicides are awakening the public perception due to their noxious effects on the environment and human/animal health. Thus, there is an... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Biocontrol; Microbial antagonists; Postharvest decay; Food safety. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542012000500001 |
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