Table 2.
Total fungal flora found in maize samples.
| Mycoflora | Mean Fungal Load (CFU/g) (Mini–Maxi) % Contaminated Samples |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| AF− Field Samples (n = 24) |
AF+ Field Samples (n = 7) |
AF+ Silo Samples (n = 12) |
|
| Total flora | 2.3 × 105 | 7.9 × 105 | 2 × 105 |
| (1.2 × 104–1.2 × 106) | (6.9 × 104–2.5 × 106) | (1.4 × 104–7.7 × 105) | |
| Fusarium sp. | 1.6 × 105 | 3.5 × 105 | 1.7 × 105 |
| (103–5 × 105) | (104–2 × 106) | (104–7 × 105) | |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Penicillium sp. | 3.5 × 104 | 3.2 × 105 | 6.1 × 103 |
| (2 × 102–4 × 105) | (5 × 103–2 × 106) | (5 × 102–3 × 104) | |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Acremonium sp. | 3.3 × 104 | 5.7 × 104 | 1.1 × 104 |
| (0–3 × 105) | (0–2 × 105) | (0–3 × 104) | |
| 67% | 86% | 58% | |
| Cladosporium sp. | 2.2 × 103 | 4.2 × 103 | 1.3 × 102 |
| (0–104) | (0–2 × 104) | (0–103) | |
| 79% | 86% | 25% | |
| Aspergillus sp. | 2.2 × 103 | 5.3 × 104 | 9.2 × 103 |
| (0–2 × 104) | (2 × 103–1.7 × 105) | (102–4 × 104) | |
| 54% | 100% | 100% | |
| Aspergillus section Nigri | 103 | 2.1 × 104 | 5.8 × 102 |
| (0–2 × 104) | (102–7 × 104) | (0–4 × 103) | |
| 46% | 100% | 83% | |
| Aspergillus section Flavi | 9.9 × 102 | 3.2 × 104 | 6.2 × 103 |
| (0–2 × 104) | (6 × 102–105) | (102–3 × 104) | |
| 38% | 100% | 100% | |