Fusarium verticillioides, F. proliferatum, and F. meridionale were identified as the predominant fungi among 116 Fusarium isolates causing maize ear and kernel rot, a destructive disease in Chongqing areas, China. The toxigenic capability and genotype were determined by molecular amplification and toxin assay. The results showed that the key toxigenic gene FUM1 was detected in 47 F. verticillio...

Blooms of toxic cyanobacteria are becoming increasingly frequent, mainly due to water quality degradation. This work applied qPCR as a tool for early warning of microcystin(MC)-producer cyanobacteria and risk assessment of water supplies. Specific marker genes for cyanobacteria, Microcystis and MC-producing Microcystis, were quantified to determine the genotypic composition of the natural Micro...

Abstract Purpose Lactobacillus reuteri is one of the most largely studied human-commensal bacteria and widely used as a form probiotics. Safety probiotics has become increasingly important for human consumption due to increasing health-concerns in food industry. In this study, safety L. IDCC 3701 isolated from breast milk was thoroughly investigated. Methods Whole-genome sequence analysis perfo...

Shellfish contamination with azaspiracids (AZA), which are lipophilic marine biotoxins produced by dinoflagellates, is a major and recurrent problem for the Irish shellfish industry. AZA certain species of Amphidomataceae, but diversity this group microalgae in waters poorly known. Here we present morphological molecular characterization multiple new strains non-toxigenic Azadinium isolated on ...