Fungal profile, levels of aflatoxin M1, exposure, and the risk characterization of local cheese '' consumed in the Ho Municipality, Volta Region, Ghana.

is a West African type cottage cheese locally prepared from cow milk. like other milk products, is prone to microbial contamination, particularly by fungi. Many of these fungal species produce mycotoxins which are of serious public health concern.

Survey of knowledge, and attitudes to storage practices preempting the occurrence of filamentous fungi and mycotoxins in some Ghanaian staple foods and processed products.

Mycotoxigenic fungi can infect and produce potent mycotoxins in foodstuffs prior to harvest, during harvest (field fungi), and in storage after harvest (storage fungi), which when ingested, can result in adverse health effects. This study was aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitudes, and practices adopted by the Ghanaian populace to help mitigate the occurrence of molds and mycotoxins in foods. A cross-sectional survey involving a structured questionnaire was conducted with 642 respondents from twelve regions of Ghana.

Valorization of agro-industrial wastes into animal feed through microbial fermentation: A review of the global and Ghanaian case.

Agricultural and industrial activities around the world lead to the production of large quantities of agro-industrial wastes (e.g., peels of cassava, pineapple, plantain, banana, and yam, as well as rice husks, rice bran , corn husks, corn cobs, palm kernel cake, soybean meal, wheat bran, etc.

Toxicogenic fungal profile, Ochratoxin A exposure and cancer risk characterization through maize (Zea mays) consumed by different age populations in the Volta region of Ghana.

Maize (Zea mays) is an important staple food crop for the majority of Ghanaians. Maize is mostly contaminated by fungal species and particularly mycotoxins. This work aimed to identify and quantify the incidence of fungal infection and exposure to Ochratoxin A (OTA) as well as the health risk characterization in different age populations due to maize consumption in the Volta region.

Influence of substrate formulation on some morphometric characters and biological efficiency of EM-1 (Ex. Fr) Kummer grown on rice wastes and "wawa" () sawdust in Ghana.

A study was conducted to correlate the stipe length, cap diameter, and growth yield (fresh weight) of the fruiting body of strain EM-1 using different rice lignocellulosic wastes and "wawa" () compost: raw unamended rice straw; rice straw amended with 1% CaCO and 10% CaCO; rice straw amended with 1% CaCO and 10% CaCO supplemented with 5, 10, and 15% rice bran prior to bagging; rice straw and rice husk mixture (1:1 w/w) amended with 1% CaCO and 10% CaCO supplemented with 5%-15% rice bran prior to bagging; and wawa sawdust amended with 1% CaCO and 10% rice bran. The experiment was laid out in a completely randomized design in a well-ventilated semi-dark room at 26-28°C and 60%-65% ERH. The fresh weight, length of the stipe, and cap diameter increased differentially in each treatment with an increasing period of composting in the substrates.

Mycobiota profile, phenology, and potential toxicogenic and pathogenic species associated with stored groundnuts ( L.) from the Volta Region, Ghana.

This study updates the mycobiota resident in groundnut seeds, their phenology during storage with the view to ascertain their occurrence, potential toxigenic species, and pathologically important species in the stored samples. The moisture content of the seeds ranged from 5.7% to 6.

Biotechnological Application of and sp. for Protein Enrichment of Fermented Unmalted and Malted Sorghum ( (L.) Moench).

This study evaluated changes in protein contents of malted and unmalted sorghum, and their formulated blends, after fermentation for 10 days at 25°C with mono and cocultures of and sp. . Fermentation of unmalted and malted sorghum and their formulated blends of 1 : 1 (/), 3 : 1 (/), and 1 : 3 (/) by .

Mycofloral profile and the radiation sensitivity (D values) of solar dried and gamma irradiated (Jacq.Ex. Fr.) Kummer fruitbodies stored in two different packaging materials.

The presence of fungi in our foods poses serious health risks as some genera of fungi may produce certain mycotoxins which have carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, and immunosuppressive effect on humans and animals alike. Fruitbodies of were solar dried at a moisture content of 12.5 ± 0.

Influence of low dose of gamma radiation and storage on some vitamins and mineral elements of dried oyster mushrooms ().

Mushrooms contain some of the most potent natural medicines on the planet. Vitamins A, C, D, Mineral elements, contents, as well as total soluble solids (Brix) of dried composition of were investigated after exposing to gamma radiation doses of 0 (control), 0.5, 1, 1.