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ArticleCommunications biology2024

Comparative analysis of the genomes and aflatoxin production patterns of three species within the Aspergillus section Flavi reveals an undescribed chemotype and habitat-specific genetic traits.

Alexandra Schamann, Sebastian T Soukup, Rolf Geisen, Sabine Kulling, Markus Schmidt-Heydt

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Article in Communications biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Alexandra SchamannDepartment of Safety and Quality of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Sebastian T SoukupDepartment of Safety and Quality of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Rolf GeisenDepartment of Safety and Quality of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Sabine KullingDepartment of Safety and Quality of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Markus Schmidt-HeydtDepartment of Safety and Quality of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Karlsruhe, Germany. Markus.Schmidt-Heydt@mri.bund.de.ORCID 0000-0003-2844-9873

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aflatoxins are the most dangerous mycotoxins for food safety. They are mainly produced by Aspergillus flavus, A. parasiticus, and A. minisclerotigenes. The latter, an understudied species, was the main culprit for outbreaks of fatal aflatoxicosis in Kenya in the past. To determine specific genetic characteristics of these Aspergillus species, their genomes are comparatively analyzed. Differences reflecting the typical habitat are reported, such as an increased number of carbohydrate-active enzymes, including enzymes for lignin degradation, in the genomes of A. minisclerotigenes and A. parasiticus. Further, variations within the aflatoxin gene clusters are described, which are related to different chemotypes of aflatoxin biosynthesis. These include a substitution within the aflL gene of the A. parasiticus isolate, which leads to the translation of a stop codon, thereby switching off the production of the group 1 aflatoxins B

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AflatoxinsAspergillusAspergillus flavusEcosystemGenome, FungalMultigene FamilyPhylogenySpecies SpecificityAflatoxins

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PMCPMC11399119

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