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Fumonisin B2 by Aspergillus niger in the grape–wine chain: an additional potential mycotoxicological risk

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Fumonisins are mycotoxins with cancer-promoting activity and are associated with a number of animal and human diseases. The potential risk of contamination by fumonisin B2 (FB2), although at low levels, has been demonstrated in must and wine. Black aspergilli in general and Aspergillus niger in particular are considered to be the major responsible agents of FB2 contamination in grape and its by-products. Contamination by FB2 therefore is yet another safety concern of grape and wine producers, as ochratoxin A, produced mainly by A. carbonarius, may prove to be a major mycotoxicological problem in the grape–wine chain.

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This work was supported by EC KBBE-2007-222690-2 MYCORED.

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  1. CNR–Instituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari, Bari, Italy

    Antonio Francesco Logrieco, Giuseppe Cozzi, Miriam Haidukowsky, Antonia Susca & Giuseppina Mulè

  2. Dipartimento di Scienza degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, via Università 100, Parco Gussone Edificio 84, Portici, Naples, 80055, Italy

    Rosalia Ferracane & Alberto Ritieni

  3. CNR–Institute of Sciences of Food Production, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126, Bari, Italy

    Antonio Francesco Logrieco

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This paper is part of the special issue “WINE MICROBIOLOGY AND SAFETY: FROM THE VINEYARD TO THE BOTTLE (MICROSAFETYWINE)”, 19–20 November, 2009, Martina Franca (Italy)

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Logrieco, A.F., Ferracane, R., Cozzi, G. et al. Fumonisin B2 by Aspergillus niger in the grape–wine chain: an additional potential mycotoxicological risk. Ann Microbiol 61, 1–3 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13213-010-0133-1

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