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Aflatoxin Contamination of Various Staple Foods from Angola and Mozambique
Matusse, Cláudio; Lucamba, Zelda; Bila, João; Macuamule, Custódia; Sampaio, Ana; Afonso, Sandra; Venâncio, Armando; Rodrigues, PaulaAflatoxins constitute a significant risk in staple foods produced in African countries. This research aimed to analyze the total aflatoxin (AFT) contamination of various staple foods in Angola and Mozambique. A total of 233 samples of corn, peanuts, beans, rice, and cassava flour collected from farmers or local markets from the province of Cuanza Sul, Angola, and the provinces of Gaza and Inhambane, South Mozam...
Aflatoxin contamination of various staple foods from Angola and Mozambique
Matusse, Cláudio; Lucamba, Zelda; Bila, João; Macuamule, Custódia; Sampaio, Ana; Afonso, Sandra; Venâncio, Armando; Rodrigues, PaulaAflatoxins constitute a significant risk in staple foods produced in African countries. This research aimed to analyze the total aflatoxin (AFT) contamination of various staple foods in Angola and Mozambique. A total of 233 samples of corn, peanuts, beans, rice, and cassava flour collected from farmers or local markets from the province of Cuanza Sul, Angola, and the provinces of Gaza and Inhambane, South Mozam...
Isolation of filamentous fungi from different food matrices from Angola and Moz...
Vale-Dias, Teresa; Matusse, Cláudio; Carvalho, Susana; Silva, Beatriz; Soares, Célia; Lucamba, Zelda; Afonso, Sandra; Venâncio, ArmandoAgriculture remains the main economic activity in most African countries. However, crops are often contaminated with fungi that can cause diseases or produce mycotoxins, which is a major concern to food safety and security. Little is known about the mycotoxigenic fungi contaminating the most relevant staples in Mozambique and Angola. The aim of this work was to isolate and identify fungi from three food commodi...
Isolation of filamentous fungi from different food matrices from Angola and Moz...
Dias, Teresa Vale; Matusse, Claudio; Carvalho, Susana; Silva, Beatriz; Soares, Célia Maria Gonçalves; Lucamba, Zelda; Afonso, SandraAgriculture remains the main economic activity in most African countries. However, crops are often contaminated with fungi that can cause diseases or produce mycotoxins, which is a major concern to food safety and security. Little is known about the mycotoxigenic fungi contaminating the most relevant staples in Mozambique and Angola. The aim of this work was to isolate and identify fungi from three food commodi...