Browsing Biological & Environmental Sciences by Author "Balmas, Virgilio"
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Application of low-fermenting yeast Lachancea thermotolerans for the control of toxigenic fungi Aspergillus parasiticus, Penicillium verrucosum and Fusarium graminearum and their mycotoxins
Zeidan, R.; Zeidan, Randa; Ul-Hassan, Zahoor; Al-Thani, Roda; Balmas, Virgilio; Jaoua, Samir... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2018 , Article)© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Mycotoxins are important contaminants of food and feed. In this study, low fermenting yeast (Lachancea thermotolerans) and its derivatives were applied against ... -
Fungal and aflatoxin contamination of marketed spices
Hammami, Walid; Fiori, Stefano; Al Thani, Roda; Kali, Najet Ali; Balmas, Virgilio; Migheli, Quirico; Jaoua, Samir... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)Fourteen spice samples were collected from local markets in Doha, Qatar, during 2012, and were surveyed for the presence of potentially harmful mycoflora and for contamination with aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 by ... -
Perfume Guns: Potential of Yeast Volatile Organic Compounds in the Biological Control of Mycotoxin-Producing Fungi
Oufensou, Safa; Ul Hassan, Zahoor; Balmas, Virgilio; Jaoua, Samir; Migheli, Quirico ( MDPI , 2023 , Other)Pathogenic fungi in the genera Alternaria, Aspergillus, Botrytis, Fusarium, Geotrichum, Gloeosporium, Monilinia, Mucor, Penicillium, and Rhizopus are the most common cause of pre- and postharvest diseases of fruit, vegetable, ...