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Mycotoxins have received worldwide attention because of the significant losses associated with their influence on animal and human health, agriculture and consequent national and international economic implications. Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites of fungal origin which have respectively small molecules (molecular weight under 700 Da) with a highly diverse biologic activity and chemical structure. Mycotoxins tend to be genotypically specific for groups of species belonging to the same genus. Moreover, the same toxin compound can be produced by fungi from different genera. Mycotoxins are mainly produced by species of genera Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium (Moss, 1991; Abarca, Bragulat, Castellá, Accensi & Cabañes, 2000; Brera, Caputi, Miraglia, Iavicoli, Salerno & Carelli, 2002; Council for Agricultural Science and Technology [CAST], 2003).
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Gursoy, N., Bicici, M. (2004). A Review on Current Situation of Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins Formation in Turkey. In: Logrieco, A., Visconti, A. (eds) An Overview on Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Europe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2646-1_17
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