title: Mycobiota and mycotoxins in Brazilian peanut kernels from sowing to harvest.
abstract: The total mycobiota and the mycotoxin contamination of peanuts were analyzed in plants collected at different stages of the pod maturity sampled in Junqueirópolis, at São Paulo State (Brazil). The prevalent peanut mycobiota were Fusarium spp. and Aspergillus flavus, present in 26% and 17% respectively of the samples analyzed. In soil, the genus Penicillium and Fusarium were most frequently detected, and A. flavus was detected in 8% of the samples. The screening of mycotoxins indicated that aflatoxins and cyclopiazonic acid were present the highest incidence, being detected in 32% of the samples, in concentrations, respectively, from 4.20 microg/kg to 198.84 microg/kg and from 260 microg/kg to 600 microg/kg. Fumonisins were not detected by HPLC. All data were correlated with the occurrence of wind-dispersed fungi and the environmental and soil conditions. Results indicate that good management of the agricultural environment may offer a way to reduce mycotoxins and the toxigenic fungal contamination in peanuts preharvest because the pods are exposed to different environmental conditions during their formation until harvest, and the optimal conditions for mycotoxin production and fungal growth are frequently found in the crop fields.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Sanidade Animal, Instituto Biológico, Av. Cons. Rodrigues Alves, 1252, CEP 04014-002, São Paulo, Brazil. goncalez@biologico.sp.gov.br
authors.forename: Edlayne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gonçalez
authors.forename: Juliana H C
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.forename: Homero
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: Joana D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Felicio
authors.forename: Francisco A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Pino
authors.forename: Benedito
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Corrêa
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D010367:Arachis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005670:Fusarium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D009183:Mycotoxins