Journal
BIOCONTROL SCIENCE
Volume 24, Issue 3, Pages 161-166Publisher
SOC ANTIBACTERIAL & ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS, JAPAN
DOI: 10.4265/bio.24.161
Keywords
Kyushu region of Japan; Microflora change; Rice; Storage
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- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan [H27-shokuhin-ippan-011]
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Contamination of agricultural crops by mycotoxins has increased because of the expansion of mycotoxin-producing fungi along with global warming. In this study, the fungal microflora of brown rice grains cultivated in Kyushu region in the southern part of Japan was investigated. A total of 75% of rice samples examined in this study showed less than 30% of fungal contamination rates with a median rate of 12.5%. Some isolates of Aspergillus flavus showed the ability to produce aflatoxins (AFs) (AFB1 production was 62.5-70.4 ng/mL). Furthermore, AF-producing Aspergillus flavus survived during storage and Aspergillus creber, which produced sterigmatocystin, was detected in a stored rice sample. Although AFs or sterigmatocystin-contamination was not detected in any rice samples, these mycotoxin-producing fungi are distributed and can survive during storage under the natural conditions in Japan. Employing suitable storage conditions is important for preventing mycotoxin contamination of brown rice grains.
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