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Occurrence Of Ochratoxin A In Food Commodities Consumed In Prishtina Market, Jeton Spahiu, Driton Topis, Manfred Gareis, Adem Rama, Kurtesh Sherifi Oct 2018

Occurrence Of Ochratoxin A In Food Commodities Consumed In Prishtina Market, Jeton Spahiu, Driton Topis, Manfred Gareis, Adem Rama, Kurtesh Sherifi

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Ochratoxin A (OTA), is a mycotoxin, produced by a number Aspergillus species and Penicillium verrucosum, can be found in several food commodities including cereals, wine, coffee, cacao, spices or dried fruits, milk, meat resulting in a chronic human exposure. According to the toxicological studies, OTA has been shown to be nephrotoxic, hepatotoxic, teratogenic and immunotoxic to animals and human. It is a regulated mycotoxin and maximum limits in a wide range of foodstuffs have been established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006. . The aim of our study was to investigate the presence of OTA in cereal derived products and …


Microbiological Analysis Of The Aspergillus Carbonarius And Penicilliumverrucosum In Kosovo Vineyards, Valon Durgati, Aneliya Georgieva, Galena Angelova, Angel Angelova, Zyri Bajrami Oct 2017

Microbiological Analysis Of The Aspergillus Carbonarius And Penicilliumverrucosum In Kosovo Vineyards, Valon Durgati, Aneliya Georgieva, Galena Angelova, Angel Angelova, Zyri Bajrami

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Through the use of the microbiological semi-selective media (MEA-B and DYSG) for the species Aspergillus carbonarius and Penicillium verrucosum we have analyzed different varieties of the table and wine grapes in the region of Suhareka, south part of Kosovo. The purpose of this scientific work it was to determine through the microbiological analysis the main species of the fungi that produce the micotoxin known as Ochratoxin A. Analysis of the samples was done in the Department of Microbiology, University of Food and Technology, Plovdiv – Bulgaria.