PUBLICATIONS 2022-2023
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Sofia Chulze
Zanon MSA, Pena G, Yerkovich N, Bossa M, Chiotta ML, Chulze SN (2023) Aflatoxins and fumonisins in maize under a climate change scenario. Biocontrol strategies at the pre-harvest stage. European Journal of Plant Pathology 167:551–567 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-023-02735-7
Reynoso A, Sautua F, Carmona M, Chulze SN, Palazzini J (2023) Tan spot of wheat: can biological control interact with actual management practices to counteract this global disease? European Journal of Plant Pathology 166:27–38 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-023-02647-6
Chulze SN (2023) Agentes de control biológico de origen microbiano para reducir el impacto de hongos patógenos y toxicogénicos [Biocontrol agents based on micro-organisms to reduce the impact of pathogen and toxigenic fungi]. Revista Argentina de Microbiologia 55:1-2. Spanish. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ram.2023.02.001
Pena GA, Cardenas MA, Monge MP, Planes GA, Chulze SN (2022) Reduction of Fusarium proliferatum growth and fumonisin accumulation by ZnO nanoparticles both on a maize based medium and irradiated maize grains. International Journal of Food Microbiology 363:109510
Nichea MJ, Proctor RH, Probyn CE, Palacios SA, Cendoya E, Sulyok M, Chulze SN, Torres AM, Ramirez ML (2022) Fusarium chaquense, sp. nov, a novel type A trichothecene–producing species from native grasses in a wetland ecosystem in Argentina. Mycologia 114:46–62
Del Ponte EMM, Gláucia M, Ward TJ, O'Donnell K, Nicolli CP, Machado FJ, Duffeck MR, Alves KS, Tessmann DJ, Waalwijk C, van der Lee T, Zhang H, Chulze SN, Stenglein SA, Pan D, Vero S, Vaillancourt LJ, Schmale DG, Esker PD, Moretti A, Logrieco AF, Kistler HC, Bergstrom, GC, Viljoen, A, Rose LJ, van Coller GJ, Lee T (2022) Fusarium graminearum Species Complex: A Bibliographic Analysis and Web-Accessible Database for Global Mapping of Species and Trichothecene Toxin Chemotypes. Phytopathology 112:741–751
Emmanuel Coton, Monika Coton
Crequer E, Ropars J, Jany J-L, Caron T, Coton M, Snirc A, Vernadet J-P, Branca A, Giraud T, Coton E (2023). A new cheese population in Penicillium roqueforti and adaptation of the five populations to their ecological niche. Evolutionary Applications, 16:1438–1457.
Crous PW, Sandoval-Denis M, Costa MM, Groenewald JZ, Van Iperen AL, Starink-Willemse M, Hernández-Restrepo M, Kandemir H, Ulaszewski B, De Boer W, Abdel-Azeem AM, Abdollahzadez J, Akulov A, Bakhshi M, Bezerra JDP, Bhunjun CS, Câmara MPS, Chaverri P, Vieira WAS, Decock CA, Gaya E, Gené J, Guarro J, Gramaje D, Grube M, Gupta VK, Guarnaccia V, Hill R, Hirooka Y, Hyde KD, Jayawardena RS, Jeewon R, Jurjević Ž, Korsten L, Lambrecht SC, Lombard L, Maharachchikumbura SSN, Polizzi G, Rajeshkumar KC, Saldago-Salazar C, Shang QJ, Shivas RG, Summerbell RC, Sun GY, Swart WJ, Tan YP, Vizzini A, Xia JW, Zare R, González CD, Iturriaga T, Savary O, Coton M, Coton E, Jany JL, Liu C, Zeng ZQ, Zhuang WY, Yu ZH, THines M (2022) Fusarium and allied fusarioid taxa (FUSA). Fungal Systemics and Evolution 9:161-200
Savary O, Coton M, Jany JL, Coreller L, Coton E (2022). Effect of abiotic factors and culture media on the growth of cheese-associated Nectriaceae species. Int J Food Microbiol. 364:109509.
Visconti V, Rigalma K, Coton E, Dantigny P (2022) Impact of temperature application and concentration of commercial sanitizers on inactivation of food-plant fungal spores. International Journal of Food Microbiol 366:109560
Coton E, Jany JL, Coton M (2022): Yeasts and Molds: Penicillium roqueforti. In: Paul L.H. McSweeney and John P. McNamara (eds.) Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences (Third edition), Editors Elsevier Oxford, 599-606
Jos Houbraken
Visagie C, Yilmaz N, Kocsubé S, Frisvad JC, Hubka V, Samson RA, Houbraken J (2024) A review of recently introduced Eurotiales species. Studies in Mycology 107: 1–66
Zadravec M, Lešić T, Brnić D, Pleadin J, Kraak B, Jakopović Ž, Perković I, Vahčić N, Jaki Tkalec V, Houbraken J (2023) Regional distribution and diversity of Aspergillus and Penicillium species on Croatian traditional meat products. International Journal of Food Microbiology 406:110404
Bian C, Kusuya Y, Sklenář F, D’hooge E, Yaguchi T, Ban S, Visagie CM, Houbraken J, Takahashi H, Hubka V (2022) Reducing the number of accepted species in Aspergillus series Nigri. Studies in Mycology 102:95–132
Punt M, Seekles SJ, van Dam JL, de Adelhart Toorop C, Martina RR, Houbraken J, Ram AFJ, Wösten HAB, Ohm RA (2022) High sorbic acid resistance of Penicillium roqueforti is mediated by the SORBUS gene cluster. PLoS Genetics 18:e1010086
Seekles SJ, Punt M, Savelkoel N, Houbraken J, Wösten HAB, Ohm RA, Ram AFJ (2022) Genome sequences of 24 Aspergillus niger sensu stricto strains to study strain diversity, heterokaryon compatibility, and sexual reproduction. Genes Genomes Genetics (Bethesda, Md.) 12:jkac124
Sklenář F, Glässnerová K, Jurjević Z, Houbraken J, Samson RA, Visagie CM, Yilmaz N, Gené J, Cano J, Chen AJ, Nováková A, Yaguchi T, Kolařík M, Hubka V (2022) Taxonomy of Aspergillus series Versicolores: species reduction and lessons learned about intraspecific variability. Studies in Mycology 102:53–93.
van den Brule T, Punt M, Seekles SJ, Segers FJJ, Houbraken J, Hazeleger WC, Ram AFJ., Wösten HAB, Zwietering MH, Dijksterhuis J, den Besten HMW (2022) Intraspecific variability in heat resistance of fungal conidia. Food Research International 156:111302.
Ludwig Niessen
Marek D, Eberl D, Otba K, Walter R, Kortekamp A, Schwab W, Niessen, L (2024) Detection of Esca‐associated fungi in grapevine trunks using loop‐mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays. Annals of Applied Biology 184:226-237. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12878
Niessen L, Fritze M, Wibbelt G, Puechemaille SJ (2022) Development and application of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays for rapid diagnosis of the bat White-Nose Disease fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans. Mycopathologia 187:547-565. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-022-00650-9
Book chapter:
Taniwaki MH, Silva JJ, Niessen L (2023) The use of big data in the field of food mycology and mycotoxins. In: J Farber, R Dara, J Ronholm (eds). Harnessing Big Data in Food Safety. New York: Springer Cham. Series ISSN 2629-1010
Giancarlo Perrone
Visagie CM, Magistà D, Ferrara M, Balocchi F, Duong TA, Eichmeier A, Gramaje D, Aylward J, Baker SE, Barnes I, Calhoun S, De Angelis M, Frisvad JC, Hakalova E, Hayes RD, Houbraken J, Grigoriev IV, Kurt LaButti K, Leal C, Lipzen A, Ng V, Pangilinan J, Pecenka J, Perrone G, Piso A, Savage E, Spetik M, Wingfield MJ, Zhang Y, Wingfield BD (2023) IMA genome-F18: The re-identification of Penicillium genomes available in NCBI and draft genomes for Penicillium species from dry cured meat, Penicillium biforme, P. brevicompactum, P. solitum, and P. cvjetkovicii, Pewenomyces kutranfy, Pew. lalenivora, Pew. tapulicola, Pew. kalosus, Teratosphaeria carnegiei, and Trichoderma atroviride SC1. IMA Fungus 14:21 https://doi.org/10.1186/s43008-023-00121-w
Wang G, Li E, Gallo A, Perrone G, Varga E, Ma J, Yang B, Tai B, Xing F (2022) Impact of environmental factors on ochratoxin A: From natural occurrence to control strategy. Environmental Pollution 317:120767 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120767)
Ferrara M, Perrone G, Gallo A (2022) Recent advances in biosynthesis and regulation mechanisms of principal mycotoxins. Current Opinion in Food Science 48:100923 doi.org/10.1016/j.cofs.2022.100923
Iosca G, De Vero L, Di Rocco G, Perrone G, Gullo M, Pulvirenti A (2022) Anti-spoilage activity and exopolysaccharides production by selected lactic acid bacteria. Foods 11:1914 https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11131914
Markus Schmidt-Heydt
Schamann A, Geisen R, Schmidt-Heydt M (2023) Whole-genome sequence of an Aspergillus parasiticus strain isolated from Kenyan soil. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12:e00203-23
Schamann A, Geisen R, Schmidt-Heydt M (2023) Whole-genome sequences of two Kenyan Aspergillus minisclerotigenes strains. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12:e00219-23.
Schamann A, Soukup S, Geisen R, Kulling S, Schmidt-Heydt M (2023) Comparative analysis of the genomes and aflatoxin production patterns of three species within the Aspergillus section Flavi reveals the presence of an undescribed chemotype and habitat-specific characteristics. Communications Biology, submitted
Schamann A, Geisen R, Schmidt-Heydt M (2022) Draft genome sequence of an aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus flavus strain isolated from food. Microbiology Resource Announcements 11:e00894-21
Schamann A, Schmidt-Heydt M, Geisen R (2022). Analysis of the competitiveness between a non-aflatoxigenic and an aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus strain on maize kernels by droplet digital PCR. Mycotoxin Research 38:27-36
Schamann A, Schmidt-Heydt M, Geisen R, Kulling S, Soukup S (2022) Formation of B- and M-group aflatoxins and precursors by Aspergillus flavus on maize and its implication for food safety. Mycotoxin Research 38:79-92
Congress papers
Roder R. and Schmidt-Heydt M (2024). From AflaZ to SoLFOOD and beyond: German-Kenyan World Nutrition Projects aimed at reducing food losses due to mycotoxin contamination in sub-Saharan Africa. American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring meeting, Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Mycotoxins: Challenges and Future Perspectives. 17.03.-21.03.2024 New Orleans, USA – invited talk
Schmidt-Heydt M (2024). Mycotoxins - Toxic secondary metabolites of fungi in food, hazards and avoidance strategies. ITS Food 2024 - International Training for Safer Food : Training course around Food Safety and Risk Management with a spotlight on residues and contaminants. Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety. 28.02.-06.03.2024 BVL, Berlin, Germany – invited talk
Roder C, Hetzer B, Schmidt-Heydt M (2022). Trichoderma afroharzianum may be an effective alternative to the use of fungicides to inhibit the growth of pathogenic and mycotoxigenic fungi. 43rd. Mycotoxin Workshop, 30.05. - 01.06.2022, Toulouse, France
Schmidt-Heydt M, Geisen R (2022). Secondary metabolite biosynthesis of fungi as a tool kit for adaption to different habitats. Westerdijk Spring Symposium "Rise of the Fungi". 2004. - 22.04.2022, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Roder C and Schmidt-Heydt M (2022). Trichoderma afroharzianum isolates show high intraspecific variability with respect to their efficiency as biocontrol organisms. 44. Mycotoxin Workshop, 05.06-07.06.2022, Celle, Germany
Adeyemo AW, Schmidt-Heydt M. (2022). Environmental influences on the production of Alternariol-Sulfate by Alternaria alternata. 44. Mycotoxin Workshop, 05.06-07.06.2022, Celle, Germany
Hell K, Brandel H, Mischke N, Weinert C, Schmidt-Heydt M (2022). Determination of mycobiome on onions of different cultivars at harvest time and species abundance shift in a storage trial with different drying methods. 44. Mycotoxin Workshop, 05.06-07.06.2022, Celle, Germany
Schmidt-Heydt M, Roder C, Geisen R (2022). Studies on the relevance of secondary metabolites for fungal habitat adaptation. IUMS 2022, 20.07.-22.07.2022, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Schmidt-Heydt M, Schamann A, Roder C (2022). AflaZ - New safety aspects on aflatoxin-producing fungi in maize fields near Nairobi/Kenya. ICFM Workshop 2022, 17.07.-19.07.2022, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Marta Hiromi Taniwaki
Marcelão CVP, Souza MC, Silva JJ, Couto FC, Lacorte GA, Pinto UM, Maffei JT, Zacarchenco PB, Iamanaka BT, Taniwaki MH (2024) Unveiling ochratoxin A and ochratoxigenic fungi in Brazilian artisanal cheeses: Insights from production to consumption. Food Research International 183:114214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114214
Lopes GG, Morgano MA, Taniwaki MH (2024). Advances in bean-to-bar chocolate production: Microbiology, biochemstry, processing and sensorial aspects. Brazilian Journal of Food Technology, 27:e2023133. https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-6723.13323
Ono LT, Silva JJ, Soto TS, Doná S, Iamanaka BT, Fungaro MHP, Taniwaki MH (2023) Fungal communities in Brazilian cassava tubers and food products. International Journal of Food Microbiology 384:109909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2022.109909
Rodrigues F, Silva JJ, Iamanaka BT, Martins LM, Taniwaki MH (2023) A brief snapshot of Aspergillus section Nigri isolated from Brazilian peanuts and soil. Applied Microbiology 3:476–484. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol3020033
Martins LM, Bragagnolo N, Calori MA, Iamanaka BT, Alves MC, Martins WP, Godoy IJ,Taniwaki MH (2023) The effect of harvest dates on production, lipid composition, Aspergillus Section Flavi contamination, and aflatoxin production in high oleic acid peanut cultivars inBrazil. ACS Food Science and Technology 3:1006−1013. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.2c00427
Martins LM, Bragagnolo N, Calori MA, Iamanaka BT, Alves MC, Silva JJ, Godoy IJ, Taniwaki MH (2023) Assessment of early harvest in the prevention of aflatoxins in peanuts during drought stress conditions. International Journal of Food Microbiology 405:110336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2023.110336
Rubio-Lopes FR, Taniwaki MH, Morris J, García-Cela E (2023) Application of risk management metrics for ochratoxin-A control in the coffee chain. Current Opinion in Food Science 54:101100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cofs.2023.101100
Silva JJ, Fungaro MHP, Soto TS, Taniwaki MH, Iamanaka BT (2022) Low-cost, specific PCR assays to identify the main aflatoxigenic species of Aspergillus section Flavi. Journal of Microbiological Methods 196:106470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2022.106470
Silva JJ, Fungaro MHF, Wang X, Larsen TO, Frisvad JC, Taniwaki MH, Iamanaka BT (2022). Deep genotypic species delimitation of Aspergillus section Flavi isolated from Brazilian foodstuffs and the description of Aspergillus annui sp. nov. and Aspergillus saccharicola sp.nov. Journal of Fungi 8:1279. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8121279
Attili-Angelis D, Taniwaki MH, Siilva N, Oliveira VM, Lima N (2022) Microbial ex situ preservation supporting science and bioeconomy in Brazil. Biota Neotropica 22(spe):e20221438. https://doi.org/10.1590/1676-0611-BN-2022-1438
Book chapters:
Taniwaki MH, Silva JJ, Niessen L (2023) The use of big data in the field of food mycology and mycotoxins. In: J Farber, R Dara, J Ronholm (eds). Harnessing Big Data in Food Safety. New York: Springer Cham. Series ISSN 2629-1010
Nascimento MS, Taniwaki MH (2023) Common and natural occurrence of pathogens, including fungi, leading to primary and secondary product contamination. Chapter 25. p. 330- 356. In: ME Knowles, LE Anelich, AR Boobis, B. Popping (eds.) Present Knowledge in Food Safety - A Risk-Based Approach Through The Food Chain. London: Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-819470-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819470-6.00066-4.
Vasilis Valdramidis
Deligeorgakis C, Magro C, Skendi A, Gebrehiwot HH, Valdramidis V, Papageorgiou M (2023) Fungal and toxin contaminants in cereal grains and flours: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Foods 12:4328
Habtegebriel H, Valdramidis V (2023) Descriptive statistics and meta-analysis approaches to assess the effect of microbial contamination on the cultivation of microalgal biomass and its derivatives. Algal Research 74:103205
Book chapter
Buttigieg N, Magro C, Muscat A, Decelis S, Valdramidis V (2023) Malta’s Sourdough Breads.In: Garcia-Vaquero, M., Pastor, K., Orhun, G.E., McElhatton, A., Rocha, J.M.F. (eds) Traditional European Breads: An Illustrative Compendium of Ancestral Knowledge and Cultural Heritage, pp. 215 -232.