A Preliminary Mycological Investigation of Endemic Nephropathy in Yugoslavia,
Abstract
A preliminary mycological investigation of two areas of Yugoslavia in which endemic nephropathy occurs has shown that mold fungi occur abundantly in the domestic environments and follow their normal development in stored foodstuffs to provide a potential source of mycotoxins. The main food substrate invaded by fungi was maize which was extensively eaten as bread up to 25 years ago, but is now rarely used as human food. Fusarium and Penicillium spp. predominated and the infection rate of grains averaged 3.5%. Fungi were also found in garlic (Penicillium sp.0, paprika (Botrytis sp.), beans, and on the surface of old pork fat and kulen (Aspergilli of the A. glaucus series and Cladosporium sp.). Samples of maize, beans, and wheat were tested for citrinin, ochratoxin and aflatoxins and found negative. Two maize samples gave relatively high levels of zearalenone (F-2). (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 20, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0740203
Entities
People
- Joan L. Longbottom
- L. P. Smith
- P. Krog
- Peter K. C. Austwick