Diospyros capricornuta is an endemic species widely distributed along the coast of Tanzania that used as food condiments and traditional medicine. The chemical compositions leaves, stem-bark, root-bark extracts; their bioactive potentials against Aspergillus flavus parasiticus were investigated. samples D. extracted using Soxhlet apparatus resultant extracts analyzed Gas Chromatography-Mass Spe...

Aflatoxin is a mycotoxin generated mostly by the fungus Aspergillus flavus, which may be found in food and feed. It carcinogenic poison for both humans animals. The goal of this investigation was to see if toxicogenic A. flavus strains might on nuts Kurdistan Region. A total Fifty nut samples. colony color texture were used identify macromorphological qualities, whereas spore color, size, struc...

Analytical grade (AG) and industrial grade (IG) of three-food grade antioxidants butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and propyl paraben (PP) were analyzed to prove their fungitoxic effect on Aspergillus section Flavi strains. The effect of interactions among 10 antioxidant treatments at water activity levels (0.982, 0.955, 0.937 a(W)) for 11 and 35 days of incubation ...

Serratia marcescens strain JPP1 was isolated from peanut hulls in Huai'an city, Jiangsu Province, China. Its potential to inhibit the mycelial growth of Aspergillus parasiticus and the subsequent aflatoxin production was evaluated. The strain JPP1 could produce chitinase to degrade fungal cell walls, which was the main mechanism of strain JPP1 for biocontrol. Scanning electron microscopy of fun...

Tree nuts (almonds, pistachios, and walnuts) are an exceptionally valuable crop, especially in California, with an aggregate value approaching $3.5 billion. Much of this economic value comes from overseas markets, with up to 60% of the crop being exported. The product can be contaminated with aflatoxins or ochratoxins, with the former being of special concern because of the strict regulatory le...

Artemisia afra is a medicinal plant with antimicrobial activities, known to treat tuberculosis, measles, cough, and influenza. In consequence, its applications have increasingly become pivotal control various microbes which cause different diseases. This study therefore, evaluated the chemical composition antifungal activity of A. essential oil. The extraction oil was done using steam distillat...