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The efficiency of lactic acid bacteria against pathogenic fungi and mycotoxins Cover

The efficiency of lactic acid bacteria against pathogenic fungi and mycotoxins

Open Access
|Mar 2018

Abstract

Mycotoxins are produced by some fungal species of the genera Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Fusarium and are common contaminants of a wide range of food commodities. Numerous strategies are used to minimise fungal growth and mycotoxin contamination throughout the food chain. This review addresses the use of lactic acid bacteria, which can inhibit fungal growth and participate in mycotoxin degradation and/or removal from contaminated food. Being beneficial for human and animal health, lactic acid bacteria have established themselves as an excellent solution to the problem of mycotoxin contamination, yet in practice their application in removing mycotoxins remains a challenge to be addressed by future research.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2018-69-3051 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 32 - 45
Submitted on: Oct 1, 2017
Accepted on: Mar 1, 2018
Published on: Mar 31, 2018
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2018 Adam Perczak, Piotr Goliński, Marcin Bryła, Agnieszka Waśkiewicz, published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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