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Mycological Survey and Total Aflatoxin Analyze in Silage from Qaemshahr City (Northern Iran)

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: In this study, 42 samples of silage were collected in Qaemshahr city in Iran during fall 2011. Sampleswere tested by competitive ELISA for total aflatoxins. Seven samples (16.7%) (Mean±se:1.24) from 42 silagesamples were positive with total aflatoxin (1.1-27.3 ppb) in Nov., Dec. and Oct. The highest contamination wasobserved in Oct., three samples (21.4%) from 14 samples were contaminated with total aflatoxin by 22.2 ppb,25.6 and 27.3 ppb. The culture results of samples showed that the most toxinigenic fungi among 57 colonieswere Aspergillus sp. with fifteen (% 31.5), Fusarium sp. With thirteen (% 22.8), Alternaria spp. With twelve(21.05%), Penicillium spp. with nine (%15.78) and Acremonium sp. with five (8.77%) and also the mostnontoxigenic fungi were cladosporium spp. with fifteen (% 37.5), Rhizopus spp. with nine (% 22.5), Mucor spp.with six (15%), yeast with six (15%) and Scopulariopsis spp. with four (10%) colonies isolated in culturemedium among 40 colonies of nontoxigenic fungi.

Source: Journal of chemical health risks

Authors: M. Hashemi, I. Gholampour Azizi, Z. Rezai, S. Rouhi

Institutions: Islamic Azad University Tonekabon, Islamic Azad University, Babol

Language: English

Topic: Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1659400010

FWCI: 1.45

Cites: 21

Cited by: 7

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