Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering (환경위생공학)

Korean Society for Environmental Sanitary Engineers (대한환경위생공학회)
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A Survey on the population of Toxigenic Fungi in Crude Drugs in Seoul

시판 유통중인 한약재에서의 위해성 진균 분포에 관한 연구

  • Lee Young-Ki (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Park Ok-Soon (Seoul Women's College of Nursing) ;
  • Oh Young-Hee (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Kim Mu-Sang (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Kim Young-Soo (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment)
  • Published : 2005.06.01
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Abstract

We just carried out this study in order to obtain an appropriate information of the population of toxigenic fungi in crude drugs in seoul. Results of fungal examination on twenty-three kinds crude drugs were described in this report. In 21 crude drugs, colonies of fungi were possible to identify into 7 genera. Predominant genera of fungi in crude drugs were Aspergillus spp. $(14,\;46.6\%)$, Scopulariospsis spp. $(7,\;23.3\%)$, Penicillium spp., Rhizopus spp., Fusarium spp $(2,\;6.6\%,\;respectively)$ and Phoma sp., Chaetomium sp. $(1,\; 3.3\%,\;respectively)$. Mycotoxin producing fungi like Aspergillus spp., Penicillum spp., and Fusarium spp. were 18 colonies$(60\%)$, totally.

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