Fungal and fumonisins contamination in argentine maize (Zea mays L.) silo bags

Fumonisins in maize (Zea mays L.) grain silo bags in the conditions of three Argentine provinces were analyzed to determine how this kind of storage affects contamination and if differential storage durations or times of the year of silo bag closing and opening are factors that could modify it. Mois...

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Autores principales: Pacin, A.M., Bovier, E.C., González, H.H.L., Whitechurch, E.M., Martínez, E.J., Resnik, S.L.
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spelling todo:paper_00218561_v57_n7_p2778_Pacin2023-10-03T14:21:06Z Fungal and fumonisins contamination in argentine maize (Zea mays L.) silo bags Pacin, A.M. Bovier, E.C. González, H.H.L. Whitechurch, E.M. Martínez, E.J. Resnik, S.L. Fumonisins Fungi Maize (Zea mays L) Mycotoxins Silo bag Storage fumonisin water Argentina article chemistry food contamination food packaging food preservation human instrumentation maize microbiology plant seed time Argentina Food Contamination Food Packaging Food Preservation Fumonisins Humans Seeds Time Factors Water Zea mays Fungi Zea mays Fumonisins in maize (Zea mays L.) grain silo bags in the conditions of three Argentine provinces were analyzed to determine how this kind of storage affects contamination and if differential storage durations or times of the year of silo bag closing and opening are factors that could modify it. Moisture content, water activity (a w ), molds and yeasts present, and fumonisins were analyzed in 163 maize silo bags, at the moment of closing and later at opening. Storage durations ranged from 120 to 226 days. The analysis was centered on fumonisins since most samples were only contaminated with these toxins. Fumonisins, moisture content, and a w increased significantly, whereas mold propagules/g and yeasts CFU/g did not present significant differences between silo opening and closing. The date on which silo bags were closed and later opened, however, did affect the level of fumonisin contamination. © 2009 American Chemical Society. Fil:González, H.H.L. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Martínez, E.J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Resnik, S.L. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00218561_v57_n7_p2778_Pacin
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topic Fumonisins
Fungi
Maize (Zea mays L)
Mycotoxins
Silo bag
Storage
fumonisin
water
Argentina
article
chemistry
food contamination
food packaging
food preservation
human
instrumentation
maize
microbiology
plant seed
time
Argentina
Food Contamination
Food Packaging
Food Preservation
Fumonisins
Humans
Seeds
Time Factors
Water
Zea mays
Fungi
Zea mays
spellingShingle Fumonisins
Fungi
Maize (Zea mays L)
Mycotoxins
Silo bag
Storage
fumonisin
water
Argentina
article
chemistry
food contamination
food packaging
food preservation
human
instrumentation
maize
microbiology
plant seed
time
Argentina
Food Contamination
Food Packaging
Food Preservation
Fumonisins
Humans
Seeds
Time Factors
Water
Zea mays
Fungi
Zea mays
Pacin, A.M.
Bovier, E.C.
González, H.H.L.
Whitechurch, E.M.
Martínez, E.J.
Resnik, S.L.
Fungal and fumonisins contamination in argentine maize (Zea mays L.) silo bags
topic_facet Fumonisins
Fungi
Maize (Zea mays L)
Mycotoxins
Silo bag
Storage
fumonisin
water
Argentina
article
chemistry
food contamination
food packaging
food preservation
human
instrumentation
maize
microbiology
plant seed
time
Argentina
Food Contamination
Food Packaging
Food Preservation
Fumonisins
Humans
Seeds
Time Factors
Water
Zea mays
Fungi
Zea mays
description Fumonisins in maize (Zea mays L.) grain silo bags in the conditions of three Argentine provinces were analyzed to determine how this kind of storage affects contamination and if differential storage durations or times of the year of silo bag closing and opening are factors that could modify it. Moisture content, water activity (a w ), molds and yeasts present, and fumonisins were analyzed in 163 maize silo bags, at the moment of closing and later at opening. Storage durations ranged from 120 to 226 days. The analysis was centered on fumonisins since most samples were only contaminated with these toxins. Fumonisins, moisture content, and a w increased significantly, whereas mold propagules/g and yeasts CFU/g did not present significant differences between silo opening and closing. The date on which silo bags were closed and later opened, however, did affect the level of fumonisin contamination. © 2009 American Chemical Society.
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author Pacin, A.M.
Bovier, E.C.
González, H.H.L.
Whitechurch, E.M.
Martínez, E.J.
Resnik, S.L.
author_facet Pacin, A.M.
Bovier, E.C.
González, H.H.L.
Whitechurch, E.M.
Martínez, E.J.
Resnik, S.L.
author_sort Pacin, A.M.
title Fungal and fumonisins contamination in argentine maize (Zea mays L.) silo bags
title_short Fungal and fumonisins contamination in argentine maize (Zea mays L.) silo bags
title_full Fungal and fumonisins contamination in argentine maize (Zea mays L.) silo bags
title_fullStr Fungal and fumonisins contamination in argentine maize (Zea mays L.) silo bags
title_full_unstemmed Fungal and fumonisins contamination in argentine maize (Zea mays L.) silo bags
title_sort fungal and fumonisins contamination in argentine maize (zea mays l.) silo bags
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00218561_v57_n7_p2778_Pacin
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