Conference Agenda

Session
Fungal Biology, Ecology and Genetics II
Time:
Tuesday, 27/May/2025:
11:30am - 12:45pm

Session Chair: Antonio Moretti, Research National Council of Italy - CNR
Session Chair: Svetlana Kalinina, University of Münster, Institute of Food Chemistry
 Location: Conference Hall (Sala America)

Park Hotel San Michele, Martina Franca, America Hall (Floor 0)

Presentations
11:30am - 11:45am

Occurrence and impact of toxigenic Trichoderma species on maize in Europe

Annette Pfordt1, Antonio Moretti2, Andreas vonTiedemann1

1Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Germany; 2Institute of Sciences of Food Production National Research Council, Via Amendola 122/o 70126 Bari, Italy


11:45am - 12:00pm

Impact of External Stress Factors on Mycotoxin Synthesis in Alternaria alternata

Adetoye W. Adeyemo, Markus Schmidt-Heydt

Max Rubner-Institute Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Germany


12:00pm - 12:15pm

Development of single-plex and multiplex real-time (Taqman®) PCR assays for the rapid detection of toxigenic fungal contaminants in fruits and vegetables

Ornella Incerti, Chahinez Hadjila, Antonio Ippolito, Simona Marianna Sanzani

University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy


12:15pm - 12:30pm

From genes to molecules: discovery of novel apicidin L and proliferapyrones from Fusarium fujikuroi.

Svetlana Kalinina1, Katharina Steinert1, Alica Fischle1, Anna K. Atanasoff-Kardjalieff2, Lena Studt-Reinhold2

1University of Münster, Institute of Food Chemistry, Germany; 2University of Natural resources and Life Sciences,


12:30pm - 12:45pm

Deciphering Ochratoxin A Biosynthesis and Degradation in Aspergillus niger: Functional Insights from Halogenase and Ochratoxinase Mutants

Adrián González-García, Luis González-Candelas, Ana-Rosa Ballester

Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA, CSIC), Paterna, Valencia, Spain