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Chibundu N. Ezekiel
Researcher at Babcock University
Publications - 103
Citations - 3046
Chibundu N. Ezekiel is an academic researcher from Babcock University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Aflatoxin & Mycotoxin. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 96 publications receiving 2178 citations. Previous affiliations of Chibundu N. Ezekiel include International Institute of Tropical Agriculture & Food and Drug Administration.
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Taxonomy of Aspergillus section Flavi and their production of aflatoxins, ochratoxins and other mycotoxins
Jens Christian Frisvad,Vit Hubka,Chibundu N. Ezekiel,Seung-Beom Hong,Alena Nováková,Amanda-Juan Chen,Mahdi Arzanlou,Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen,František Sklenář,Warapa Mahakarnchanakul,Robert A. Samson,Jos Houbraken +11 more
TL;DR: Using a polyphasic approach combining phenotype, physiology, sequence and extrolite data, eight new species are described in Aspergillus section Flavi, including three newly described species A. aflatoxiformans, A. austwickii and A. cerealis in addition to A. togoensis.
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Mycotoxin exposure in rural residents in northern Nigeria: a pilot study using multi-urinary biomarkers.
Chibundu N. Ezekiel,Chibundu N. Ezekiel,Benedikt Warth,Isaac M. Ogara,Wilfred A. Abia,Victoria C. Ezekiel,Joseph Atehnkeng,Michael Sulyok,Paul C. Turner,G. O. Tayo,Rudolf Krska,Ranajit Bandyopadhyay +11 more
TL;DR: Overall, rural consumer populations from Nasarawa were more exposed to several mixtures of mycotoxins in their diets relative to those from Kaduna as shown by food and urine biomarker data.
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Mycotoxin contamination of foods in Southern Africa: A 10-year review (2007–2016)
TL;DR: This review presents an up-to-date documentation of the epidemiology of the mycotoxins in agricultural food commodities and discusses the implications on public health, current and recommended mitigation strategies, legislation, and challenges of mycotoxin research in Southern Africa.
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Fungal and bacterial metabolites of stored maize ( Zea mays , L.) from five agro-ecological zones of Nigeria
Modupeade C. Adetunji,Olusegun Atanda,Chibundu N. Ezekiel,Michael Sulyok,Benedikt Warth,Eduardo Beltrán,Rudolf Krska,Olusegun A. Obadina,Adegoke H. Bakare,Cynthia Adaku Chilaka +9 more
TL;DR: There is need for an immediate action plan for mycotoxin mitigation in Nigeria, especially in the Derived Savannah zone, in view of the economic and public health importance of the toxins.
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Ultra-sensitive, stable isotope assisted quantification of multiple urinary mycotoxin exposure biomarkers.
Bojan Šarkanj,Chibundu N. Ezekiel,Chibundu N. Ezekiel,Paul C. Turner,Wilfred A. Abia,Michael Rychlik,Rudolf Krska,Michael Sulyok,Benedikt Warth +8 more
TL;DR: A highly sensitive urinary assay based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometer (UHPLC-MS/MS) and 13C-labelled or deuterated internal standards covering the most relevant regulated and emerging mycotoxins for systematic investigation of low dose effects on human health.