RT Journal Article
T1 Aflatoxins and ochratoxin A and their Aspergillus causal species in Tunisian cereals
A1 Jedidi, Ines
A1 Cruz, Alejandra
A1 González Jaén, María Teresa
A1 Said, Salem
AB Occurrence of aflatoxins (AFs) AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2 and ochra toxin A (OTA) was studied in 65 samples of stored and freshly harvested wheat, barley and maize collected in Tunisia. The mycotoxins were simultaneously extracted and quantified by high performance liquid chromatography. Determination of AF-producing (section Flavi) and OTA-producing Aspergillus species (sections Nigri and Circumdati) was conducted in these samples by species-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results showed that most of maize samples were contaminated with AFs, data after storage showing lower values than those collected at harvest. All contaminated maize samples contained AFG1 and AFG2, among which 27.78% also had AFB1 and AFB2. This AFs pattern was consistent with the A. parasiticus toxin profile. A. flavus however showed the highest frequency in maize but was also found in barley and wheat where no AFs were detected. In contrast, OTA was neither found in maize nor in barley and only one wheat sample contained OTA. A. niger was the only OTA-producing species detected.
PB Taylor & Francis
SN 1939-3210
YR 2016
FD 2016-11-02
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/17959
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/17959
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)
NO Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
DS Docta Complutense
RD 24 ago 2024