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Incidence of fungal contamination in fresh ginseng samples and mycotoxigenic potential of representative fungal isolates.
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Journal of the science of food and agriculture [J Sci Food Agric] 2024 Sep; Vol. 104 (12), pp. 7557-7566. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 20. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Fresh ginseng is typically accompanied by soil after harvest, leading to contamination with harmful fungi during storage and distribution. In this study, we investigated the incidence of fungal contamination in fresh ginseng (5-6 years old) purchased from 22 different stores in Geumsan, Korea.<br />Results: The incidence of fungal contamination in the samples was 67.4-111.5%. Fusarium solani was the most abundant species in the head (38.5%) and fine root (19.3%) parts of the ginseng samples, whereas F. oxysporum was the most abundant in the main root (22.0%) part. We isolated Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium spp. (total number of isolates: 395) from the ginseng samples, and 138 isolates were identified using phylogenetic analysis. Polymerase chain reaction-based screening of 65 mycotoxin-producing species revealed that two P. expansum isolates were positive for citrinin and/or patulin, and five F. oxysporum isolates were positive for fumonisin biosynthesis gene. One P. expansum isolate produced 738.0 mg kg <superscript>-1</superscript> patulin, and the other produced 10.4 mg kg <superscript>-1</superscript> citrinin and 12.0 mg kg <superscript>-1</superscript> patulin on potato dextrose agar (PDA) medium. Among the 47 representative F. oxysporum isolates, 43 (91.5%) produced beauvericin (0.1-15.4 mg kg <superscript>-1</superscript> ) and four of them (8.5%) produced enniatin B and enniatin B <subscript>1</subscript> (0.1-1.8 mg kg <superscript>-1</superscript> ) as well. However, none of these toxins was detected in fresh ginseng samples.<br />Conclusion: Fusarium solani and F. oxysporum were the most abundant species in fresh ginseng samples. Most F. oxysporum (43) and P. expansum (2) strains isolated from fresh ginseng produced beauvericin and enniatins (B and B <subscript>1</subscript> ), and patulin or citrinin, respectively, on PDA medium. This is the first report of the mycotoxigenic potential of P. expansum and F. oxysporum strains isolated from fresh ginseng. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.<br /> (© 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.)
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- Republic of Korea
Phylogeny
Aspergillus isolation & purification
Aspergillus metabolism
Aspergillus genetics
Aspergillus classification
Penicillium isolation & purification
Penicillium metabolism
Penicillium classification
Penicillium genetics
Plant Roots microbiology
Panax microbiology
Panax chemistry
Mycotoxins metabolism
Mycotoxins analysis
Fusarium isolation & purification
Fusarium metabolism
Fusarium genetics
Fusarium classification
Food Contamination analysis
Fungi isolation & purification
Fungi genetics
Fungi classification
Fungi metabolism
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1097-0010
- Volume :
- 104
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of the science of food and agriculture
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38767320
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.13592