IJSRP, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2023 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]
Joël Bidounga, Rachel Moyen, Christoffer Mounkala, Saturnin Nicaise Mokemiabeka
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to evaluate the microbial quality of stored peanut grains. A total of twelve (12) samples of stored peanut grains without pods were randomly collected from the warehouses of the Total, Texaco and PK markets in the city of Brazzaville, Congo. A microbiological analysis of the mycoflora of the stored peanut grains and their capacity to produce mycotoxins was performed. The identification results showed the presence of a diversity of molds including Aspergillus (57%), Alternaria (2%), Cladosporium (5%), Fusarium (4%), Mucor (9%), Penicillium (9%), Phoma (1%), Rhizopus (7%), Scedosporium (6%), some of which are incriminated in mycotoxins production.
Joël Bidounga, Rachel Moyen, Christoffer Mounkala, Saturnin Nicaise Mokemiabeka
(2023); Occurrence of mycotoxin-producing molds isolated from stored peanut grains from different markets in Brazzaville, Congo; International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP)
13(01) (ISSN: 2250-3153), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/IJSRP.13.01.2023.p13311