Molecular identification and biocontrol of ochratoxigenic fungi and ochratoxin A in animal feed marketed in the state of Qatar.

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a toxic fungal metabolite produced by some and species. This work was designed to explore the presence of OTA and ochratoxigenic fungi in feed grains marketed in Qatar and their biological control by a bacterium (). Significantly higher levels of OTA were detected in mixed grains samples (144.