Table 1.

Food related mycotoxins and fungi.

Mycotoxin	Fungi	Target Foods	Reference
Dioxynivalenol	Fusarium graminearum	Cereal products	[20]
Aflatoxins	Aspergillus flavus, A. nomius, A. parasiticus	Wheat, corn, rice, peanut, rice, pepper, cotton, nut tree and spices	[21]
Fumonisins	F. proliferatum, F. verticillioides, F. nygamai	Rice, figs, beer and corn	[22]
HT-2 Toxins	Fusarium spp.	Oat, corn	[23]
Ochratoxin	A. niger, A. ochraceus, A. carbonarius, Penicillium verrucosum, Neopetromyces spp., Petromyces spp.	Fruits, coffee, spices, wine, dried cocoa, beans, corn, cereal, grains, and rice.	[24]
Patulin	P. patulum, P. expansum, P. urticae, A. terreus, A. clavatus, Byssochlamys nivea, P. patulin	Apricots, grapes, grape fruit, peaches, pears, apples, fruit juice, meat, cheese and cereals	[25]
T-2 toxin	F. sporotrichioides, F. poae, F. equiseti, F. acuminatum	Wheat, corn, oats, barley, rice, beans, and soya beans	[26]
Zearalenone	F. graminearum, F. culmorum, F. cerealis, F. equiseti, F. crookwellense, F. semitectum	Cereal products, wheat, barley, oat, soybean and corn	[23]