conclusions: the overall results of the analysed samples showed that the rate of fungal contamination in pure samples was higher than roasted with salt ones (p < 0.005). results of the current survey could be useful for minimizing fungal contamination and can educate people about the dangers of mold in nuts. background: nuts are one of the main consumed snacks worldwide and a significant compon...

objective:mold contamination of cakes and the possibility of mold growth can pose a serious health problem. bakery products include various ingredients, which regularly contain molds. these microorganisms on cakes can come from the air, contaminated packaging materials and other sources.methods: in this study, a total of 500 fungal isolates representing 36 species, were identified from cake sam...

Bacterial DNA contamination of rust fungal DNA can be a significant problem for sequencing the rust fungus. Sequence assembly is much more difficult if the sequence contigs are mixed with bacterial sequence. A quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay was developed to quantify bacterial DNA within rust fungal DNA samples and the results were compared with those obtained from...

in order to study the effect of grapeguard on quality, quantity and control of storage diseases of grape in cold storage a completely randomized design with 3 replicate was conducted on two cultivators of kolahdari and kajanguri in khorasan agricultural research center. the fruits after harvesting were transferred to the sheltered place. before keeping in cold storage, the temperature of fruits...

Background & Aims: Fungi are among the most important biological agents in air pollution. Textile factories are known as high risk places for contamination with fungal spores and metabolites. Since Yazd is one of the most important textile industry centers, this study was conducted to determine the concentration and types of airborne fungi in Yazd textile factories. Methods: A total of 235 indo...

Mycotoxins are unavoidable contaminants of food grains, feeds, medicinal herbs, and spices, posing as health threat to animals and humans. The objective of this study was to screen medicinal herbs and spices for fungi and mycotoxin contamination and evaluate their safety. Sixty-three samples were examined for fungal contamination and fungal load determined using standard microbiological method....