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ArticleToxins2019

Aflatoxin in Chili Peppers in Nigeria: Extent of Contamination and Control Using Atoxigenic

Chibundu N Ezekiel, Alejandro Ortega-Beltran, Eniola O Oyedeji, Joseph Atehnkeng, Philip Kössler, Folasade Tairu, Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon, Petr Karlovsky, Peter J Cotty, Ranajit Bandyopadhyay

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Article in Toxins, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Chibundu N EzekielInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan 200001, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-2113-2948
Alejandro Ortega-BeltranInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan 200001, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0003-3747-8094
Eniola O OyedejiInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan 200001, Nigeria.
Joseph AtehnkengInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan 200001, Nigeria.
Philip KösslerMolecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research Section, University of Gottingen, 37073 Gottingen, Germany.
Folasade TairuNational Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan 200272, Nigeria.
Irmgard Hoeschle-ZeledonInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan 200001, Nigeria.
Petr KarlovskyMolecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research Section, University of Gottingen, 37073 Gottingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6532-5856
Peter J CottyUSDA-ARS, Tucson, AZ 85701, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3887-833X
Ranajit BandyopadhyayInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan 200001, Nigeria. R.Bandyopadhyay@cgiar.org.ORCID 0000-0003-2422-4298

Funding

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation OPP1007117
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Across sub-Saharan Africa, chili peppers are fundamental ingredients of many traditional dishes. However, chili peppers may contain unsafe aflatoxin concentrations produced by

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Aspergillus flavusBiological Control AgentsAflatoxinsCapsicumFood ContaminationNigeriaAflatoxinsBiological Control Agentsaflatoxin biocontrolatoxigenic strainschili peppersfungal community structure

Identifiers

PMID31336571
PMCPMC6669588

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