Veronica Lattanzio

Dr. Veronica Lattanzio

Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy, Via Amendola, 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
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Academic Career Length

20Years (2007-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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10 September 2007 in Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
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Veronica Lattanzio
MSMichele Solfrizzo
Michele Solfrizzo
SPSteve Powers
Steve Powers
AVAngelo Visconti
Angelo Visconti

1 March 2012 in Analytica Chimica Acta
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Veronica Lattanzio
NNNoan Nivarlet
Noan Nivarlet
Vincenzo LippolisVincenzo Lippolis
Vincenzo Lippolis
SGStefania Della Gatta
Stefania Della Gatta
AHAnne-Catherine Huet
Anne-Catherine Huet
AVAngelo Visconti
Angelo Visconti



20 August 2016 in Toxins
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Caterina MorciaCaterina Morcia
Caterina Morcia
GTGiorgio Tumino
Giorgio Tumino
RGRoberta Ghizzoni
Roberta Ghizzoni
FBFranz Badeck
Franz Badeck
Veronica LattanzioVeronica Lattanzio
Veronica Lattanzio
VTValeria Terzi
Valeria Terzi
T-2 and HT-2 toxins are two of the most toxic members of type-A trichothecenes, produced by a number of Fusarium species. The occurrence of these mycotoxins was studied in barley samples during a survey carried out in the 2011–2014 growing seasons in climatically different regions in Italy. The percentage of samples found positive ranges from 22% to 53%, with values included between 26 and 787 μg/kg. The percentage of samples with a T-2 and HT-2 content above the EU indicative levels for barley of 200 μg/kg ranges from 2% to 19.6% in the 2011–2014 period. The fungal species responsible for the production of these toxins in 100% of positive samples has been identified as Fusarium langsethiae, a well-known producer of T-2 and HT-2 toxins. A positive correlation between the amount of F. langsethiae DNA and of the sum of T-2 and HT-2 toxins was found. This is the first report on the occurrence of F. langsethiae—and of its toxic metabolites T-2 and HT-2—in malting barley grown in Italy.