{"title":"Bacillus spp. as a strategy to control fungi and mycotoxins in food","authors":"Flávio Fonseca Veras, Rafaela Diogo Silveira, Juliane Elisa Welke","doi":"10.1016/j.cofs.2023.101068","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>Fungal diseases impair the productivity and quality of agricultural products. Furthermore, some filamentous fungi can produce </span>mycotoxins that pose a health risk. The use of synthetic fungicides to control fungi and mycotoxins is also a concern due to the toxicity of these products. Biological control strategies have emerged as a safe and environment-friendly option, and </span><span><em>Bacillus</em></span> spp<em>.</em> is an attractive alternative for the development of agronomic products. This review presents the current status of <em>Bacillus</em> spp. use as a sustainable and safe strategy for fungal and mycotoxin control, including information on commercial products, target fungi, data on promising new strains, the mechanism of antifungal action, and perspectives for the development of new <em>Bacillus-</em>based products.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54291,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Food Science","volume":"52 ","pages":"Article 101068"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9000,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current Opinion in Food Science","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214799323000826","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Fungal diseases impair the productivity and quality of agricultural products. Furthermore, some filamentous fungi can produce mycotoxins that pose a health risk. The use of synthetic fungicides to control fungi and mycotoxins is also a concern due to the toxicity of these products. Biological control strategies have emerged as a safe and environment-friendly option, and Bacillus spp. is an attractive alternative for the development of agronomic products. This review presents the current status of Bacillus spp. use as a sustainable and safe strategy for fungal and mycotoxin control, including information on commercial products, target fungi, data on promising new strains, the mechanism of antifungal action, and perspectives for the development of new Bacillus-based products.
期刊介绍:
Current Opinion in Food Science specifically provides expert views on current advances in food science in a clear and readable format. It also evaluates the most noteworthy papers from original publications, annotated by experts.
Key Features:
Expert Views on Current Advances: Clear and readable insights from experts in the field regarding current advances in food science.
Evaluation of Noteworthy Papers: Annotated evaluations of the most interesting papers from the extensive array of original publications.
Themed Sections: The subject of food science is divided into themed sections, each reviewed once a year.