Cultivation Area Affects the Presence of Fungal Communities and Secondary Metabolites in Italian Durum Wheat Grains

• Published in: Toxins Vol. 12; no. 2; p. 97
• Main Authors: Beccari, Giovanni, Prodi, Antonio, Senatore, Maria Teresa, Balmas, Virgilio, Tini, Francesco, Onofri, Andrea, Pedini, Luca, Sulyok, Michael, Brocca, Luca, Covarelli, Lorenzo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 03.02.2020; MDPI AG
• Subjects: Biomass; cereals; DNA, Fungal - analysis; Edible Grain - microbiology; Food Contamination; Fungi - genetics; Fungi - growth & development; Fungi - isolation & purification; Fungi - metabolism; fusarium head blight; Italy; mycotoxins; Plant Diseases - microbiology; Secondary Metabolism; Triticum - microbiology; triticum turgidum subsp. durum; Weather; wheat; Italy; wheat; cereals; Triticum turgidum subsp. durum; mycotoxins; Fusarium head blight

In this study, durum wheat kernels harvested in three climatically different Italian cultivation areas (Emilia Romagna, Umbria and Sardinia) in 2015, were analyzed with a combination of different isolation methods to determine their fungal communities, with a focus on Fusarium head blight (FHB) comp...