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Incidence and diversity of the fungal genera Aspergillus and Penicillium in Portuguese almonds and chestnuts

dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Paula
dc.contributor.authorVenâncio, Armando
dc.contributor.authorLima, Nelson
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-12T16:49:35Z
dc.date.available2014-08-12T16:49:35Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractAlmonds (Prunus dulcis (Miller) D.A. Webb) and European (sweet) chestnuts (Castanea sativa Miller) are of great economic and social impact in Mediterranean countries, and some areas they constitute the main income of rural populations. Despite all efforts to control fungal contamination, toxigenic fungi are ubiquitous in nature and occur regularly in worldwide food supplies, and these nuts are no exception. This work aimed to provide knowledge on the general mycobiota of Portuguese almonds and chestnuts, and its evolution from field to the end of storage. For this matter, 45 field chestnut samples and 36 almond samples (30 field samples and 6 storage samples) were collected in Trás-os-Montes, Portugal. All fungi belonging to genus Aspergillus were isolated and identified to the section level. Fungi representative of other genera were identified to the genus level. In the field, chestnuts were mainly contaminated with the genera Fusarium, Cladosporium, Alternaria and Penicillium, and the genus Aspergillus was only rarely found, whereas almonds were more contaminated with Aspergillus. In almonds, Aspergillus incidence increased significantly from field to the end of storage, but diversity decreased, with potentially toxigenic isolates belonging to sections Flavi and Nigri becoming more significant and widespread throughout storage. These fungi were determined to be moderately associated, which can be indicative of mycotoxin co-contamination problems if adequate storage conditions are not secured.por
dc.identifier.citationRodrigues, Paula; Venâncio, Armando; Lima, Nelson (2013). Incidence and diversity of the fungal genera Aspergillus and Penicillium in Portuguese almonds and chestnuts. European Journal of Plant Pathology. ISSN 0929-1873. 137:1, p. 197–209por
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/10132
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherSpringerpor
dc.relationSFRH/PROTEC/49555/2009
dc.relationCARACTERIZAÇÃO DA MICOFLORA E DO PERFIL DE MICOTOXINAS NA AMÊNDOA E CASTANHA DE TRÁS-OS-MONTES DESDE A PRODUÇÃO À COMERCIALIZAÇÃO
dc.subjectAspergilluspor
dc.subjectPenicilliumpor
dc.subjectField fungipor
dc.subjectStorage fungipor
dc.subjectFungal associationpor
dc.titleIncidence and diversity of the fungal genera Aspergillus and Penicillium in Portuguese almonds and chestnutspor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleCARACTERIZAÇÃO DA MICOFLORA E DO PERFIL DE MICOTOXINAS NA AMÊNDOA E CASTANHA DE TRÁS-OS-MONTES DESDE A PRODUÇÃO À COMERCIALIZAÇÃO
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT//SFRH%2FBD%2F28332%2F2006/PT
oaire.citation.endPage209por
oaire.citation.startPage197por
oaire.citation.titleEuropean Journal of Plant Pathologypor
oaire.citation.volume137por
person.familyNameRodrigues
person.givenNamePaula
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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