title: The mycobiota of three dry-cured meat products from Slovenia.
abstract: The surface mycobiota of three types of Slovenian dry-cured meat products were isolated from a total of 75 items of product that were sampled periodically during the drying/ripening stage of processing. The predominant filamentous fungal genus isolated was Penicillium. Eurotium spp., Aspergillus versicolor and Cladosporium spp. were isolated from only two of the products. Eight Penicillium species were identified. Penicillium nordicum was recovered frequently. Penicillium nalgiovense was recovered less frequently, from one product only (a salami), while a yet-to-be described species Penicillium "milanense" was isolated from 21 items. The other penicillia were rarely isolated. Of the isolated and identified species, those that can produce mycotoxins are: A. versicolor, Penicillium brevicompactum, Penicillium chrysogenum, P. nordicum, and Penicillium polonicum. Their growth on dry-cured meat products is undesirable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 111, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. silva.sonjak@bf.uni-lj.si
authors.forename: Silva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sonjak
authors.forename: Mia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ličen
authors.forename: Jens Christian
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Frisvad
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gunde-Cimerman
mesh_terms: D001230:Aspergillus / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002963:Cladosporium / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D055325:Eurotium / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005285:Fermentation; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008461:Meat Products / Q000382:microbiology*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017524:Slovenia; D013045:Species Specificity