Monika Pipová – MASO-INTERNATIONAL

Identification of Fusarium spp. in hen’s eggs

Authors: Ivana Regecová, Soňa Demjanová, Pavlina Jevinová and Monika Pipová
Keywords: DNA isolation, Fusarium spp., PCR, hen’s eggs

The development of detection and quantification systems for Fusarium spp. is time- consuming. It is, therefore, necessary to develop specific detection methods for this genus to facilitate monitoring of the environment and food for the presence of Fusarium spp. as a potential toxinogenic agent in food. The aim of this work was to find the … [Read more…]

The occurrence of mycotoxins in feed and food

Authors: Pavlina Jevinová, Pavol Roba, Peter Popelka, Monika Pipová, Peter Turek, Slavomír Marcinčák, Ján Mačanga and Jozef Nagy
Keywords: aflatoxins, fumonisins, mycotoxins, ochratoxin A, trichothecenes, zearalenone

Mycotoxins are secondary fungal metabolites, toxic to humans and animals. Toxigenic fungi often grow on edible plants, thereby contaminating food and feed. The most common mycotoxins are produced by the genera Fusarium, Aspergillus and Penicillium. While Fusarium species are plant pathogens producing mycotoxins (trichothecenes, fumonisins and zearalenone), before or after harvest, species of the genera … [Read more…]