Occurrence of aflatoxins and aflatoxigenic fungi in some common types of dried fruits in Egypt [electronic resource].

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The mycobioca of dried fruits was investigated in 40 samples of apricots, p!ums., raisins and figs collected from different markets in Assiut .:ity, Egypt. There was a remarkabh.. variation in the fungal count and diverse among the studied types of dried fruits. Ten species appertaining to four genera were isolated from the four types of dried fruits on 20% sucrose-Czapek's agar mediwn at 28°C. Samples of figs and apricots were highly polluted than those of plums and raisins. The genera of the highest occurrence and their respective species were Aspergilius (A. niger. A. flavus, A. sydawi, A. parasiticus and A. versicolor): Penicillium (p.oxalicum and P. chrysogenum).

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