Simplice Tagro Guehi

Screening for Mycotoxin-producing Fungal Strains, Aflatoxins and Fumonisins in Two Maize Cultivars Sold in Bulk at Selected Markets in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Théodore Christ Angaman, Didier Kra Brou KEDJEBO, Brice Judicaël Assi-Clair & Simplice Tagro Guehi · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2026

Aims: Maize is a staple food in Côte d’Ivoire, but contamination by toxigenic moulds poses a public health risk. This study aimed to characterise the moulds contaminating this matrix, assess their mycotoxin-producing potential, and determine total aflatoxin and fumonisin levels....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2026/v18i102170

Biocontrol of Molds Growth during Cocoa Bean (Theobroma cacao L.) Fermentation Using Native Yeast Species: Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida incommunis

Didier Kra Brou KEDJEBO, Dominique Kouakou Kouadio, Brice Judicaël Assi-Clair, Mai Koumba Koné, Adobi Christian KADJO & Simplice Tagro Guehi · Biotechnology Journal International · 2026

Background: The overall quality of dry fermented cocoa beans is three-dimensional, including the market, aromatic, and health aspects. The molds that are present during post-harvest technological treatments up to the storage of fermented and dried cocoa beans play a harmful role...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/bji/2026/v30i6918

Screening of Anti-fungal Bacillus Strains and Influence of their Application on Cocoa Beans Fermentation and Final Bean Quality

Adobi Christian KADJO, Guézéré Corinne Beugre, Didier-Axel Sess-Tchotch, Kra Brou Didier Kedjebo, Pauline Mounjouenpou, Noël Durand, Angélique Fontana & Simplice Tagro Guehi · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2023

Aims: Contamination with filamentous fungi reduces the quality of cocoa beans and poses a health risk for consumers due to the potential accumulation of mycotoxins. The aim of this study was to develop antifungal Bacillus cultures for cocoa beans fermentation. Methods and Results...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2023/v23i1700