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Aspergillus flavus · pathogen pressure · Zea mays

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“aflatoxins produced primarily by Aspergillus flavus and other fungi”
Authors
Ristaino J.B., Anderson P.K., Bebber D.P., Brauman K.A., Cunniffe N.J., Fedoroff N.V., Finegold C., Garrett K.A., Gilligan C.A., Jones C.M., Martin M.D., MacDonald G.K., Neenan P., Records A., Schmale D.G., Tateosian L., Wei Q.
Year
2021
Publication
PNAS
Page
3

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Aspergillus flavus colonizes maize kernels and produces aflatoxins with documented human health impacts.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “A. flavus is a recognized aflatoxigenic fungal pathogen of maize kernels; fields consistent with quote.”

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