Genetic Characterization of Fungal Biodiversity in Storage Grains: Towards Enhancing Food Safety in Northern Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorWokorach, Godfrey
dc.contributor.authorLandschoot, Sofie
dc.contributor.authorAudenaert, Kris
dc.contributor.authorEchodu, Richard
dc.contributor.authorHaesaert, Geert
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-17T11:01:26Z
dc.date.available2022-11-17T11:01:26Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractWorldwide fungal contamination leads to both quantitative and qualitative grain losses during crop growth and/or storage. A greater proportion of grains contamination with toxins often occurs in sub-Saharan Africa, where control measures are limited. We determined fungal diversity and their toxin production ability in household grains meant for human consumption to highlight the risk of mycotoxin exposure among people from northern Uganda. The study underlines the high diversity of fungi that group into 15 genera; many of which are plant pathogens with toxigenic potential. Fusarium verticillioides was the most common fungal species isolated from household grains. The study also indicates that northern Uganda is favored by a high proportion of toxigenic isolates of F. verticillioides, F. andiyazi, and F. proliferatum, which are characterized by a high fumonisins production capability. The fumonisins production ability was not dependent on the species, grain types, and haplotype group to which the isolates belong. The contamination of most household grains with fungi capable of producing a high amount of toxin shows that most people are exposed to an elevated amount of mycotoxins, which shows the frequent problems with mycotoxins that have been reported in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWokorach, G.; Landschoot, S.; Audenaert, K.; Echodu, R.; Haesaert, G. Genetic Characterization of Fungal Biodiversity in Storage Grains: Towards Enhancing Food Safety in Northern Uganda. Microorganisms 2021, 9, 383. https://doi.org/10.3390/ microorganisms9020383en_US
dc.identifier.govdochttps://doi.org/10.3390/ microorganisms9020383
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5320
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMicroorganismsen_US
dc.subjectFusariumen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectFumonisinsen_US
dc.subjectCurvulariaen_US
dc.titleGenetic Characterization of Fungal Biodiversity in Storage Grains: Towards Enhancing Food Safety in Northern Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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