ISSN 2756-3685
International Journal of Enology and Viticulture ISSN: 2756-3685 Vol. 8 (3), pp. 001-007, March, 2021. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Isolation and identification of the mycotoxigenic and non-mycotoxigenic fungi from foodstuff and feedstuff in Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran
I. Gholampour Azizi*, S. Shateri and M. Mousavizadeh
Faculty of Veterinary Science, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran.
Accepted 13 November, 2019
Abstract
Mycotoxin contamination in agricultural products is seriously dangerous to humans and animals. In this study samples were randomly selected from wheat flour, rice, spices, grape, raisin, cattle's farm and poultry feed in Mazandaran Province, Iran. They were isolated moulds from these samples in Sabouraud Dextrose Agar and Potato Dextrose Agar. In this study Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus, Mucor spp., Rhizopus sp., Mortirella sp., Penicillium spp., Fusarium spp., Acremonium sp., Alternaria sp., Cladosporium spp., Geotrichum sp. and Absidia sp. were isolated from food and feed. The highest contaminations were associated to mycotoxigenic fungi. In northern Iran due to favorable aflatoxigenic moulds growth especially in cold seasons, some measures should be taken in production, processing and storage of food and feed.
Key words: Food, feed, fungi, mycotoxigenic.