Occurrence of moulds from bee pollen in Central Italy – A preliminary study
Journal Title: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 23, Issue 1
Abstract
The present study aimed to preliminary evaluate the occurrence of fungi in 40 specimens of trapped pollen collected from April – September 2015 in 40 apiaries from Tuscany (Central Italy). Cultural and microscopical examinations allowed the recognition of [i]Cladosporium[/i] sp., [i]Alternaria[/i] sp., [i]Humicola[/i] sp. [i]Mucoraceae[/i] and [i]Acremonium[/i] sp. [i]Penicillium[/i] [i]brevicompactum[/i], [i]Penicillium chrysogenum[/i], [i]Aspergillus flavus , Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus niger[/i] and [i]Aspergillus terreus[/i] were also identified. Yeasts and Fusarium spp. were not isolated. All pollen specimens were positive for at least one fungal isolate. Total CFU per gram ranged from 4–568. [i]Aspergillus[/i] and [i]Penicillium[/i] were obtained from 8 (20%) and from 22 (55%) pollen samples, respectively, associated in 4 cases (10%). The recovery of storage fungi such as [i]Aspergillus[/i] and [i]Penicillium[/i] in trapped pollen presents a potential risk for human health and attention should be paid to all stages of the post-harvest process.
Authors and Affiliations
Simona Nardoni, Carlo D’Ascenzi, Guido Rocchigiani, Valentina Moretti, Francesca Mancianti
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