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BIOCONTROL-A SIGNED

Biocontrol of Aflatoxin Contamination Using Atoxigenic Strains from Almond and Pistachio Orchards

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Project "BIOCONTROL-A" data sheet

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Coordinator	UNIVERSIDAD DE CORDOBA Organization address address: AVENIDA DE MEDINA AZAHARA 5 city: CORDOBA postcode: 14005 website: www.uco.es contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.
Coordinator Country	Spain [ES]
Project website	https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326773524_BIOCONTROL-A_PROJECT_SUMMARY_OUTGOING_PHASE
Total cost	235˙674 €
EC max contribution	235˙674 € (100%)
Programme	1. H2020-EU.1.3.2. (Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility)
Code Call	H2020-MSCA-IF-2014
Funding Scheme	MSCA-IF-GF
Starting year	2016
Duration (year-month-day)	from 2016-09-01 to 2019-05-31

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#	participants	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSIDAD DE CORDOBA UNIVERSIDAD DE CORDOBA Organization address address: AVENIDA DE MEDINA AZAHARA 5 city: CORDOBA postcode: 14005 website: www.uco.es contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	ES (CORDOBA)	coordinator	235˙674.00
2	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Organization address address: FRANKLIN STREET 1111, 12 FLOOR city: OAKLAND CA postcode: 94607 website: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/ contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	US (OAKLAND CA)	partner	0.00

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Project objective

Aflatoxins (AF), the most toxic and carcinogenic compounds among the mycotoxins, are mainly produced by the fungi Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. Because these fungi are common soil residents of almond and pistachio orchards, these nuts are one of the main sources of human exposure to AF. The consumption of almond and pistachio has increased in recent years in the European Union (EU) due to their positive effects on the consumers’ health. Spain has the largest area (587.000 ha) under almond cultivation after USA and its pistachio growing-area is exponentially expanding. Contaminated batches of Spanish nuts by AFs have been frequently detected. Application of atoxigenic strains of A. flavus has successfully reduced crop AF-contamination in the USA and Africa. This biological control strategy uses endemic atoxigenic A. flavus strains, considered best adapted, to displace the AF-producing fungi. Unfortunately, EU farmers do not have the benefit of this type of biological control technology since there are not registered atoxigenic strains in this area. The aim of current project is to: i) improve substrate and application methods of atoxigenic A. flavus; ii) select new biological control agents for their patent and future registration in EU and USA; and iii) construct mechanistic models of risk for AF-contamination. The expected results will have a positive impact improving food safety and the environment and securing economic benefits to EU farmers and agri-food industries. In addition, this project supports capacity building, provides the foundation to the fellow in pursuing his independent scientific career and strengthens collaboration with research groups from EU and USA, three small-medium enterprises (SEMs), and a spin-off company.

Publications

List of publications.
year	authors and title	journal	last update
2019	Alejandro Ortega-Beltran, Juan Moral, Adeline Picot, Ryan D. Puckett, Peter J. Cotty, Themis J. Michailides Atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus Isolates Endemic to Almond, Fig, and Pistachio Orchards in California with Potential to Reduce Aflatoxin Contamination in these Crops published pages: 905-912, ISSN: 0191-2917, DOI: 10.1094/pdis-08-18-1333-re	Plant Disease 103/5	2019-10-15
2018	Boris X. Camiletti, Juan Moral, Claudia M. Asensio, Ada Karina Torrico, Enrique I. Lucini, MarÃa de la Paz GimÃ©nez-Pecci, Themis J. Michailides Characterization of Argentinian Endemic Aspergillus flavus Isolates and Their Potential Use as Biocontrol Agents for Mycotoxins in Maize published pages: 818-828, ISSN: 0031-949X, DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-07-17-0255-R	Phytopathology 108/7	2019-09-02
2018	MÂª T. GARCÃA-LÃ“PEZ, , R. JAIME, B. CAMILETTI Y A. ORTEGA-BELTRÃN, THEMIS MICHAILIDES, J. MORAL ContaminaciÃ³n de aflatoxinas en frutos secos: un problema emergente published pages: , ISSN: 1131-8988, DOI:	PHYTOMA 302 (OCTOBER)	2019-09-02

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