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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2004.09.046 Byline: Matteo Falasconi (a), Emanuela Gobbi (b), Matteo Pardo (a), Matteo Della Torre (c), Andrea Bresciani (c), Giorgio Sberveglieri (a) Abstract: The maize cultivation is easily spoiled by fungi with potential contamination by mycotoxins. One of the most common toxins is fumonisin B1, mainly produced by Fusarium verticillioides and associated to the occurrence of human and animal diseases. The pattern of fungal volatile compounds (headspace) could be used as a marker of toxin production. In this work, we demonstrate the capability of the electronic nose to detect fungal contamination of maize and to classify F. verticillioides strains in relation to their different behavior in fumonisins production. Electronic nose can represent a valid method of screening the maize bulk in order to prevent the entry of mycotoxins into the food chain. Author Affiliation: (a) Sensor Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Physics for Engineering and Materials, University of Brescia & INFM, Via Valotti 9, I-25123 Brescia, Italy (b) Biodiversity s.r.l., via CorfA[sup.1] 71, Brescia, Italy & Universita degli Studi di Udine, Dipartimento di Biologia Applicata alla Difesa delle Piante, Via delle Scienze 208, I-33100 Udine, Italy (c) Olfactory Systems Division, Sacmi Imola scarl, Via Selice Provinciale 17/A, I-40026 Imola (BO), Italy