Yasmine HAMDOUCHE

Rhizopus sp. as Antagonist Fungi Against Ochratoxin a Production by Aspergillus carbonarius in raw cocoa beans

Didier Kra Brou KEDJEBO, Yasmine HAMDOUCHE, Andrée Emmanuelle Sika, Noël Durand, Angélique FONTANA-TACHON, Didier Montet & Tagro Simplice Guehi · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is produced generally by the mold of the genera Aspergillus in cocoa beans. This study evaluated the antifungal activity of a strain of Rhizopus sp. on an OTA-producing mold and the biocontrol of the toxin production by this species in cocoa. HPLC detected OTA...