Application of Zearalenone (ZEN)-Detoxifying in Animal Feed Decontamination through Fermentation.

Zearalenone (ZEN) is an estrogenic mycotoxin which can cause loss in animal production. The aim of this study was to screen strains for their ZEN detoxification capability and use a fermentation process to validate their potential application in the feed industry. In the high-level ZEN-contaminated maize (5 mg·kg) fermentation test, B2 strain exhibited the highest detoxification rate, removing 56% of the ZEN.