Isolation and identification of toxigenic and non-toxigenic fungi in samples of medicinal plants from the market

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Autor(a) principal: PEREIRA,C.G.
Data de Publicação: 2015
Outros Autores: SILVA,J.R.O., BATISTA,L.R.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista brasileira de plantas medicinais (Online)
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Resumo: ABSTRACT:The consumption of preparations of medicinal plants has been increasing during the last decades in occidental societies. The presence of toxigenic fungi in a plant product may represent a potential risk of contamination, because of aflatoxins and ochratoxins. In this study, 12 samples of medicinal plants were analyzed in relation to the level of fungal contamination, and the presence of producers of ochratoxin A and aflatoxins was assessed by visualization of fungi using a cromatovisor in coconut milk. Most of the species found belong to the genus Cladosporium, Fusarium, Aspergillus and Penicillium. Species producing ochratoxin A were present in 2 samples (16.7%), Melissa and Hibiscus. Species producing aflatoxin were found in samples of Jacaranda decurrens (8.33%). This study suggests that herbs, if stored improperly, can provide the growth of fungi and should be examined before consumption.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Isolation and identification of toxigenic and non-toxigenic fungi in samples of medicinal plants from the market
title Isolation and identification of toxigenic and non-toxigenic fungi in samples of medicinal plants from the market
spellingShingle Isolation and identification of toxigenic and non-toxigenic fungi in samples of medicinal plants from the market
PEREIRA,C.G.
Aspergillus
Penicillium
Moulds
Mycotoxin
title_short Isolation and identification of toxigenic and non-toxigenic fungi in samples of medicinal plants from the market
title_full Isolation and identification of toxigenic and non-toxigenic fungi in samples of medicinal plants from the market
title_fullStr Isolation and identification of toxigenic and non-toxigenic fungi in samples of medicinal plants from the market
title_full_unstemmed Isolation and identification of toxigenic and non-toxigenic fungi in samples of medicinal plants from the market
title_sort Isolation and identification of toxigenic and non-toxigenic fungi in samples of medicinal plants from the market
author PEREIRA,C.G.
author_facet PEREIRA,C.G.
SILVA,J.R.O.
BATISTA,L.R.
author_role author
author2 SILVA,J.R.O.
BATISTA,L.R.
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv PEREIRA,C.G.
SILVA,J.R.O.
BATISTA,L.R.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Aspergillus
Penicillium
Moulds
Mycotoxin
topic Aspergillus
Penicillium
Moulds
Mycotoxin
description ABSTRACT:The consumption of preparations of medicinal plants has been increasing during the last decades in occidental societies. The presence of toxigenic fungi in a plant product may represent a potential risk of contamination, because of aflatoxins and ochratoxins. In this study, 12 samples of medicinal plants were analyzed in relation to the level of fungal contamination, and the presence of producers of ochratoxin A and aflatoxins was assessed by visualization of fungi using a cromatovisor in coconut milk. Most of the species found belong to the genus Cladosporium, Fusarium, Aspergillus and Penicillium. Species producing ochratoxin A were present in 2 samples (16.7%), Melissa and Hibiscus. Species producing aflatoxin were found in samples of Jacaranda decurrens (8.33%). This study suggests that herbs, if stored improperly, can provide the growth of fungi and should be examined before consumption.
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