TY - JOUR AU - Hakobyan, Lusine AU - Grigoryan, Karine AU - Kirakosyan, Ara PY - 2010/11/13 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Contamination of raisin by filamentous fungi – potential producers of ochratoxin A JF - Potravinarstvo Slovak Journal of Food Sciences JA - Potr. S. J. F. Sci. VL - 4 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - 10.5219/95 UR - https://potravinarstvo.com/journal1/index.php/potravinarstvo/article/view/95 SP - 28-33 AB - <p>The forty-one samples of Armenian made and eleven samples of imported raisins collected in several markets in Yerevan were studied. The sample collections were carried out during of years 2004 to 2008. Thirty two species of filamentous fungi from <em>Aspergillus</em>, <em>Penicillium,</em> <em>Alternaria</em> <em>Trichoderma </em>and<em> Syncephalastrum</em> genera were isolated and identified. Among species isolated from studied samples species belonging to <em>Aspergillus</em> genera have a very high frequency of occurrence, 65.2% of all investigated filamentous fungi. Species from <em>Nigri </em>section show the highest occurrence: 66.7% of all isolated fungi belonging to <em>Aspergillus</em> genera. Species <em>A. carbonarius</em> and <em>A. niger</em> were dominated among isolated fungi from section <em>Nigri</em>. Both Armenian and imported samples of raisin had a high contamination level by these fungi which are potential producers of ochratoxin A. In Armenian samples were detected two more ochratoxigenic species belonging to <em>Aspergillus </em>section <em>Nigri</em>: <em>A. sclerotioniger </em>and<em> A. lacticoffeatus.</em> But their frequency of occurred was low. Thirty seven strains of <em>A. flavus </em>were isolated, 92% of them were isolated from Armenian samples. Influence of рН and aw on contamination level of raisin by fungi was studied.  It was revealed that highest contamination level by filamentous fungi occurred in raisins with relatively high aw value. Contamination level of raisin doesn't depend on pH.</p> ER -