Special Interest Group Meeting

Food mycology

Organiser

This session is being organised by the International Commission On Food Mycology.

Food Mycology is becoming more important world-wide with the potential impacts of climate change and sustainability issues and minimising waste in the food chain all receiving priority. This is also shown by Food Security being considered a key area for research nationally by the UK (BBSRC) Research Council and the EU.

This Session will be an opportunity for post-graduate students and post-doctoral scientists to present their work. This Session will concentrate on research being done at the present time by younger scientists with 1-2 keynote scene setting presentations. This is an opportunity for PhD students and post-doctoral scientists working in food mycology areas to showcase their work at the IMC9 event. Thus we encourage contributions in the areas of: (a) understanding the cell biology of food-borne fungi, (b) molecular advances in detection and ecology of food spoilage moulds, (c) mycotoxigenic moulds, and (d) novel methods for enhancing mould-free shelf-life of food.

Programme

10.00-10.20:
Jan Dijksterhuis, Neth
Spores in space and time: food mycology implications

10.25-10.40
Deschuyffeleer, N., Audenaert, K., Samapundo, S., Ameye, S., Eeckhout, M. & Devlieghere, F., Bel
Identification and characterization of chalk moulds in bread.

10.40-10.55
Jean Ropars, Joelle Dupont & Piere Renault, Fr
Taxonomic analysis, a first step for the promotion of the safe use of fungi in cheese fermentations.

10.55-11.10
Christ, D. S. & Varrelmann, M.
Fusarium in Sugar Beet - New Insights into Species Composition, Pathogenicity, and Mycotoxigenic Potential

11.10-11.25
Angel Medina & Magan N, ESP + UK
Environmental factors affect growth and T-2 and HT-2 toxin modulation by Fusarium langsethiae strains from northern Europe on oat-based media

11.25-11.40
Jessica Gil-Serna, ESP
Effects of ecophysiological factors and matrix-based media on growth and ochratoxin A production in A. westerdijkiae and A. steynii

11.40-11.55
Olga Vinnere Pettersson, Su-lin L. Leong, Therese Rice, Jan Dijksterhuis, Jos Houbraken, Rob Samson, Johan Schnürer, SWE
Phylogenetic relationships among extremely xerophilic foodborne fungi

11.55-12.10
Su-lin L. Leong, Olga Vinnere Pettersson, Therese Rice, Hermann J. Heipieper, Ailsa D. Hocking & Johan Schnürer, SWE
Xeromyces bisporus: growth characteristics of the world’s most xerophilic mould

12.10-12.25
Noelia Sardinas, ESP
PCR detection protocol for the main mycotoxin-producing Aspergillus species in market paprika

12.25-12.40
Melina Sartori, Andrea Nesci, Naresh Magan & Miriam Etcheverry, Arg + UK
Accumulation of the betaine and ectoine in osmotic stress adaptation of biocontrol agents against Fusarium verticillioides in maize.

12.40-12.55
Hana M. Gashan, S.A.
High performance liquid chromatography determination of patulin in apple juice: investogation of its contamination levels in Saudi Arabia

Any questions regarding the programme should be addressed directly to Prof. N. Magan.