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. 2019 Aug 9;10:1840. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01840

TABLE 3.

Distribution of fungi of Aspergillus section Flavi on non-cultivated fruits purchased from local markets in Zambia.

Wild fruit species Samples (#) %La,b %S %P %T CFU/gc
Adansonia digitata 9 81.9AB 9.8A 8.3BC 0A 8
Parinari curatellifolia 17 87.5AB 12.5A 0C 0A 56
Schinziophyton rautanenii 24 97.1A 2.9A 0C 0A 13
Tamarindus indica 25 88.4AB 3.6A 8BC 0A 3
Thespesia garckeana 20 45.3C 13.9A 38.2A 2.7A 10
Vangueriopsis lanciflora 7 51.2BC 0A 44.8A 0A 5
Ziziphus spp. 12 91.3AB 8.7A 0C 0A 38
Average 77.5X 7.3Y 14.2Y 0.4Y 19

aL, S, P, and T represent A. flavus L morphotype, S morphotype fungi, A. parasiticus and A. tamarii, respectively. bPercent data were arcsine transformed and CFU/g data were log transformed prior to analyses but actual means are presented. Means followed by a common letter (A/B/C) do not differ significantly among fruits (columns) by Tukey’s HSD test (α = 0.05). Average frequencies of fungi across all fruit species followed by a common letter (X/Y) do not differ significantly by Tukey’s HSD test (α = 0.05). cAverage Colony Forming Units of Aspergillus section Flavi per gram. T. indica is significantly lower (by Tukey’s HSD test, α = 0.05) than T. garckeana, P. curatellifolia, and Ziziphus spp. There are no other significant differences.