Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
- Volume 3 Issue 1
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- Pages.43-47
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- 1998
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- 2287-1098(pISSN)
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- 2287-8602(eISSN)
Incidence of Fusarium and other Molds in Korean Field Crops
- Ryu, Dojin (Dept. of Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska) ;
- Bullerman, Lloyd B. (Dept. of Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska)
- Published : 1998.03.01
Abstract
The incidence of total molds, Fusarium species, and the estrogenic mycotoxin,zearalenone, in Korean grain samples were investigated . The majority of molds infecting grain were identified as belonging to the genus Alternaria , with an average infection rate of kernels of 43% and 32% in rice and baley, respectively. Fusarium speciens were less common, with average infection rates of 13% and 19% in reice and barley, respectively. A number of field fungi including Curvularia and Dactylaria were also observed. Among the Fusarium speices, 71 of 94 Fusarium isolates were identified as F.semitectum. A few F. moniliforme and F. equiseti were observed linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or high-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC). In addition, deoxynivalenol was not deteted by ELISA . However, thepresence of molds, including Fusarium species, may pose possbile health hazards to persons consuming those grains.