Geographic Distribution of Aspergillus Section Flavi Subspecies Isolated from Crops, Foods, and Feedstuffs in Benin
Mycotoxins are one of the most dangerous chemical contaminants found in staple foods. Aflatoxins, a well-known mycotoxin, are mostly dangerous for both humans and livestock, according to the International Agency Cancer for Research on Cancer. In this paper, the author aimed to establish a geographical distribution map of aflatoxins fungi producers on several food like maize, maize of popcorn, popcorm, fish, spices, cassava, mil, sorghum, peanut and voandzou from the eight (8) agroecological area in Benin. Several molds were isolated from these foods and morphologically characterized on malt ex...