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Introduction - Fungi are natural coffee contaminants and under certain environmental conditions have the potential to produce toxins. Many studies revealed that the important toxigenic fungal genera (Aspergillus and Penicillium) are natural coffee contaminants, and are present from the field to storage. Aspergilli from the Circumdati and Nigri sections are known to produce high levels of ochratoxin A, a mycotoxin known as nephrotoxic for animals and humans. This work aimed to evaluate fungal distribution and also the prevalence of Aspergillus sections Fumigati, Flavi, Nigri and Circumdati from Coffea arabica (Arabica coffee) and Coffea canephora (Robusta coffee) green samples.
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Public health Toxigenic fungi Coffee Mycotoxins Fungal contamination
Citation
Viegas C, Pacífico C, Faria T, Oliveira AC, Gomes AQ, Viegas S. Fungal contamination in coffee samples: a public health concern. In: ICOETOX2016 – International Conference on Occupational & Environmental Toxicology, Porto, 21-23 June 2016.