Training Course on: "Detection techniques for mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi in the food chain"
AIMS
A one-week workshop-training course on “Detection techniques for mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi in the food chain" will be held at ISPA-CNR in Bari, Italy, under the aegis of ISM (International Society for Mycotoxicology) and MoniQA Network of Excellence.
The goal of the course will be to show and teach traditional methods and new molecular, chemical and immunological systems for rapid, robust and user friendly identification of mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi in the food chain. Practical training laboratory will cover most of the course.
TOPICS
- Lectures: overviews of major methods for mycotoxins/toxigenic fungi detection.
- Laboratory:
- chemical/immunochemical analysis of major mycotoxins (aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, fumonisins, trichothecenes);
- morphological identification of major toxigenic species of Aspergillus, Penicillium and Fusarium;
- molecular techniques for identification and quantification of toxigenic fungi.
Organizers:
Angelo Visconti & Antonio F. Logrieco (ISPA-CNR, Bari - Italy)
LINKS:
MoniQA International Conference 2008
10h International Fusarium Workshop
Fusarium Laboratory Workshop 2008
European Mycotoxin Awareness Network