Aflatoxigenic Fungi. Its Impact on Plant, Animal and Human Health - A. Sankara Narayanan;V. Ambikapathy;S. Gomathi;A. Panneerselvam

Aflatoxigenic fungi, primarily belonging to the Aspergillus genus (A. flavus, A. parasiticus), are responsible for producing aflatoxins—highly toxic and carcinogenic secondary metabolites. These fungi pose significant risks to plant health, animal health, and human well-being due to their widespread contamination in food and feed. Aflatoxigenic fungi impacted on plants by causing diseases, yield loss leads to economic loss and contamination and in connection with animals by toxicity in Livestock, contamination to animal products, mortality and economic loss. In connection with human leads to acute toxicity, carcinogenic effects, immune suppression and nutritional risk.

Features:

This book provides a systemic review of the recent developments of Aflatoxigenic fungi on various biotic organisms.

It provides an overview about the impact of Aflatoxin on various plants and its impact on Agricultural economy.

This book narrates the impact of Aflatoxin on human health including infants and its role on Cancer.

A special emphasize on the control of Aflatoxigenic fungi by Nanomaterials and and Plant Bioactive components.

Detection of Aflatoxigenic fungi by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS), a special emphasize about this book.