Mycobiota and Incidence of Toxigenic Fungi in Dried Fruits from Duhok Markets, North Iraq | ||
| Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, G. Microbiology | ||
| Article 7, Volume 7, Issue 1, December 2015, Pages 61-68 PDF (152.24 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/eajbsg.2015.16486 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Asia A. M. Saadullah1; Samir K. Abdullah2 | ||
| 1Biology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Duhok, Iraq | ||
| 2Biology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Zakho, Duhok, Iraq | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Thirty samples from each of four dried fruits (apricot,fig,plum and raisins) collected from local shops at Duhok governorate were surveyed for their contamination with fungi. Thirty eight fungal species belonged to 13 genera in addition to yeasts were isolated and identified. The highest diversity of fungi were detected from raisins (35 species), followed by 27 species isolated from plum, 26 species from figs and 18 species on apricot. Eleven species were found common on the four types of dried fruits. These include Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus carbonarius, A. flavus, A.fumigatus, A.niger, A.parasiticus, Penicillium citrinum, P.expansum, Cladosporium cladosporoides, Emericella nidulans and Eurotium amstelodami.Aflatoxigenic potentials of selected isolates of Aspergillus section Flavi and ochratoxigenic potential of selected isolates from Aspergillus section Nigri were detected by ELISA technique. Aflatoxin was found at levels from 79.4 to 356ppb whereas, ochratoxin A at levels from 60-106ppb. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Mycobiota; Toxigenic fungi; Dried fruits; Iraq | ||
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