Identification of Aspergillus species in Central Europe able to produce G-type aflatoxins.
The occurrence of potential aflatoxin producing fungi was examined in various agricultural products and indoor air in Central European countries including Hungary, Serbia and Croatia. For species identification, both morphological and sequence based methods were applied. Aspergillus flavus was detected in several samples including maize, cheese, nuts, spices and indoor air, and several isolates were able to produce aflatoxins. Besides, three other species of Aspergillus section Flavi, A. nomius, A. pseudonomius and A. parasiticus were also isolated from cheese, maize and indoor air, respectively. This is the first report on the occurrence of A. nomius and A. pseudonomius in Central Europe. All A. nomius, A. pseudonomius and A. parasiticus isolates were able to produce aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2. The A. nomius isolate came from cheese produced very high amounts of aflatoxins (above 1 mg ml⁻¹). All A. nomius, A. pseudonomius and A. parasiticus isolates produced much higher amounts of aflatoxin G1 then aflatoxin B1. Further studies are in progress to examine the occurrence of producers of these highly carcinogenic mycotoxins in agricultural products and indoor air in Central Europe.
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged , Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged , Hungary.
Nikolett
N
Baranyi
Daniela Jakšić
DJ
Despot
Andrea
A
Palágyi
Noémi
N
Kiss
Sándor
S
Kocsubé
András
A
Szekeres
Anita
A
Kecskeméti
Ottó
O
Bencsik
Csaba
C
Vágvölgyi
Maja Šegvić
MŠ
Klarić
János
J
Varga
D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D005061:Europe, Eastern; D005504:Food Analysis; D005506:Food Contamination; D013045:Species Specificity
D000348:Aflatoxins
Aflatoxins; Aspergillus; cheese; indoor air; sequence-based identification