Incidence of Mycoflora and Mycotoxin Contamination in Pupuru; a locally Fermented Cassava Flour Sold in Okitipupa, Ondo State, Nigeria
1 Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: adeyemoia@nsmjournal.org.ng
* Corresponding author: adeyemoia@nsmjournal.org.ng
Abstract
This study estimated the mycoflora and mycotoxins (aflatoxin and fumonisin) contamination of Pupuru; a locally fermented cassava flour sold in four markets (Okitipupa, Ilutitun, Igodan and Ikoya) in Okitipupa, Ondo state, southwestern Nigeria. Sixty (60) samples gotten from the markets were found to be lightly contaminated with aflatoxin (P
Keywords
Mycotoxins
Aflatoxin
Fumonisin
Pupuru
Cassava
How to Cite
I.A., A., & O, O. (2019). Incidence of Mycoflora and Mycotoxin Contamination in Pupuru; a locally Fermented Cassava Flour Sold in Okitipupa, Ondo State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Microbiology, 33(1), 4364-4372.
A. I.A., and O. O, "Incidence of Mycoflora and Mycotoxin Contamination in Pupuru; a locally Fermented Cassava Flour Sold in Okitipupa, Ondo State, Nigeria," Nigerian Journal of Microbiology, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 4364-4372, June 2019.
