Assessing the fungal contamination and potential impact of ochratoxigenic Aspergillus species on cocoa beans from cocoa-growing regions of Ghana - Banahene, Joel Cox Menka; Ofosu, Isaac Williams; Lutterodt, Herman Erick; Ellis, William Otoo (Science progress (1916), 2025)
Keywords: Aspergillus; Aspergillus - classification; Aspergillus - isolation & purification; Aspergillus - metabolism; Aspergillus niger; Biological control; Biology & Life Sciences; Cacao - chemistry; Cacao - microbiology; Chromatography; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Cocoa; Cocoa beans; Cocoa industry; Contamination; Food contamination; Food Contamination - analysis; Food Microbiology; Fungi; Ghana; High performance liquid chromatography; Liquid chromatography; Malt; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; Mycotoxins; Ochratoxin A; Ochratoxins - analysis; Public health; Species; Statistical analysis; Storage conditions; Tandem Mass Spectrometry; Ghana; ochratoxigenic fungi; LCM/SMS; ochratoxin a; Ghana; Cocoa beans; HPLC