Sadegh Khodavaisy, Sassan Rezaie, Fatemeh Noorbakhsh, Elham Baghdadi, Somayeh Sharifynia, Farzad Aala
BACKGROUND: Aflatoxins are highly toxic secondary metabolites mainly produced by Aspergillus parasiticus . This species can contaminate a wide range of agricultural commodities, including cereals, peanuts, and crops in the field. In recent years, research on medicinal herbs, such as Pistacia atlantica subsp. kurdica , have led to reduced microbial growth, and these herbs also have a particular effect on the production of aflatoxins as carcinogenic compounds. OBJECTIVES: In this study, we to examine P...
July 2016: Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology