Fungal species isolated from marketed cat food 

Authors

  • Indira Portela Barbosa
  • Aline Maria Dourado Rodrigues
  • Maria Christina Sanches Muratori
  • Marcos Daniel de Sousa Ferreira
  • Francisco das Chagas Cardoso Filho
  • Maria Marlúcia Gomes Pereira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v8n15.1754

Keywords:

Feed, mycotoxins, fungi.

Abstract

The fungal contamination in food can cause numerous economic losses associated with the reduction of nutrients, palatability and may be the presence of mycotoxins, affecting both human health and the animal. In this work aimed to evaluate the mycoflora of cat food sold in Teresina-PI and see if the strains are capable of producing aflatoxins. Were acquired 30 samples of diet and six different brands. Of the 30 samples surveyed in eight was not detected the presence of fungal infection. It was possible to isolate species of Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp., and the most frequent species was Aspergillus flavus. By the method used was possible to identify strains capable of producing aflatoxins. In diets for cats sold in Teresina is possible to isolate fungi and find aflatoxin producing strains.

Published

2015-09-09

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

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