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ArticleMycotoxin research2026

Occurrence of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins in pig feeds: potential implications for workers' exposure.

Emilia Paba, Francesco Mediati, Ida Elena Rosamaria Montesanti, Alessandra Chiominto, Anna Maria Marcelloni, Pasquale Samele, Raffaella Aiello, Daniela Visaggio, Paolo Visca, Enrico Paci and 3 more

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Emilia Paba *Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, Rome, Italy. e.paba@inail.it.
Francesco Mediati *Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Lamezia Terme, Catanzaro, Italy.
Ida Elena Rosamaria Montesanti *Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Lamezia Terme, Catanzaro, Italy.
Alessandra ChiomintoDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, Rome, Italy.
Anna Maria MarcelloniDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, Rome, Italy.
Pasquale SameleDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Lamezia Terme, Catanzaro, Italy.
Raffaella AielloUnit of Catanzaro, Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Catanzaro, Italy.
Daniela VisaggioDepartment of Science, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy.
Paolo ViscaDepartment of Science, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy.
Enrico PaciDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe CriseoDepartment of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Orazio Romeo *Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Angela Gioffrè *Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Lamezia Terme, Catanzaro, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of the study was to assess the potential exposure of pig farmers to toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins by investigating their presence in feeds to understand whether these matrices may represent a source of release into the environment and pose an occupational health risk. Nine feed samples were collected from several intensive farms located in Southern Italy and analyzed through a multi-methodological approach. A total of 35 molds were isolated and A. flavus turned out to be the most frequently species, representing nearly 46% (16/35), followed by A. niger and A. candidus, each at 11.43%. Among the 16 A. flavus strains, 8 possessed all 5 key genes of the aflatoxin biosynthetic pathway but only 4 showed the true aflatoxigenic capacity as confirmed by HPLC/MS-MS analysis (AFB

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Animal FeedFungiMycotoxinsOccupational ExposureAnimalsAspergillusChromatography, High Pressure LiquidFood ContaminationFumonisinsHumansItalySwineTandem Mass SpectrometryFumonisinsMycotoxinsAflatoxin biosynthetic genesAspergillus flavusFeedFungiMycotoxinOccupational exposurePig farms

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PMID41489767

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