Mycotoxins in Food and Feed

Dr. Pradeep Kumar Dr. Kumar is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Forestry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Nirjuli, India. Before joining NERIST, he served as an International Research Professor/Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, South Korea. He was awarded a PBC Outstanding Post-Doctoral Fellowship to work for more than three years as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Dr. Kumar research interests are food microbiology, fungal biology, phytopathology, biocontrol, nanotechnology, phytochemistry, and bioremediation. He has published more than 70 research and review articles in peer-reviewed journals, 14 book chapters and 06 edited books (Springer-Nature; Taylor & Francis Group) with total 2350 citations and h-index 24 and i10-index-34. He has awarded Early Career Research Award (2017) from the SERB, Government of India and currently handling four projects as PI and Co-PI funded by DBT, DST-SERB and GBPNIHESD. He is the recipient of several best papers and oral presentations award and the Narasimhan Award from the Indian Phytopathological Society, India. He also awarded with Emerging Scientist Award, Research Excelence award, Young Scientist Award by various society. Dr. Kumar serving as Guest editor in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative medicine (Hindawi), Microbiology Research (MDPI) also serving as associate, academic editor and editorial board member of several peer reviewed journals. Dr. Madhu Kamle Dr. Madhu Kamle is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Forestry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology, Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Her research interests are in plant biotechnology, plant-microbe interactions, microbial genomics, and plant disease diagnosis. She earned her PhD in Plant Biotechnology from ICAR-CISH, India, and Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, India. She has been awarded the prestigious PBC Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellowship and a postdoctoral fellowship from the Jacob Blaustein Institute of Desert Research, Ben Gurion University, Israel. She also worked as an International Research Professor at the School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea. Dr. Kamle has 10 years of research experience and published more than 35 research and review articles in peer-reviewed journals, 15 international book chapters and 03 edited books (Springer-Nature; Taylor & Francis Group) with more than 950 citations and h-index 15. Currently she is handling three projects as PI and Co-PI funded by GBPNIHESD and DBT, Government of India. She is a life member of the Nano-Molecular Society and a member of the American Society of Microbiology. Mr. Dipendra Kumar Mahato Mr. Dipendra Kumar Mahato is a final year PhD student within CASS Food Research Centre at Deakin University, Australia. He has a Master degree in Food Science and Technology and a Bachelor degree in Biotechnology. He has been awarded Gold Medal for academic excellence during his Master degree. Before joining his PhD, Dipendra had worked as Editorial Assistant at Aptara.corp, publication house. He also had an industrial experience with Panacea Biotec. Later, he worked in different research projects at renowned Indian Institutes like Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New-Delhi and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. He was awarded a prestigious Deakin University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (DUPRS), Australia to pursue his PhD in Food and Nutrition. His research area includes food science, microbiology, biotechnology and innovation in product development in relation to consumer perception, health and wellbeing. He has published more than 20 research and review articles in peer-reviewed journals and 16 book chapters (Springer-Nature; Taylor & Francis Group; CRC Apple Academic Press) with more than 700 citations and h-index 8.

Preface. Author Biographies. List of Contributors. Aflatoxins in Food and Feed: Occurrence, Detection, and Mitigating Strategies. Fumonisins in Food and Feed: Their Detection and Management Strategies. Ochratoxins in Food and Feed: Detection and Management Strategies. Trichothecene Concerns in Food and Feed: Detection and Management Strategies. Detection and Management Strategies for Deoxynivalenol in Food and Feed: An Overview. Occurrence, Detection, and Management of T-Toxin and HT-2Toxin in Food and Feed. Detection and Management of Ergot Alkaloids and Their Therapeutic Applications. Roquefortines in Food and Feed: Detection and Management Strategies. PR Toxins: Concerns in Food and Feed with Their Detection and Management Strategies. Occurrence, Production, Determination, Toxicity, and Control Strategies of Cyclopiazonic Acid in Food Products. Tremorgenic Mycotoxin Concerns in Food and Feed: Detection and Management Strategies. Zearalenone in Food and Feed: Occurrence, Biosynthesis, Detection and Management Strategies. Mycotoxins in Stored Foods. Climate Change’s Impact on Mycotoxin Production in Food and Feed. Nano-Biosensors for the Monitoring of Toxic Contaminants in Food and its Products. Index.