TABLE 4.
Propagules produced by five Aspergillus section Flavi fungi on inoculated, non-cultivated fruits, gathered in Zambia and purchased in local markets.
| Wild fruit Species | Growth of aflatoxin-producers on fruits (CFU/g) | ||||||
| A. parasiticusa | A. flavus-S | A. flavus-L | A. minisclerotigenes | A. aflatoxiformans | Average | ||
| Parinari curatellifolia | 1.0 × 108B(X) | 8.1 × 107B(X) | 4.6 × 107B(Y) | 1.5 × 108B(X) | 9.1 × 107B(X) | 9.4 × 107C | |
| Schinziophyton rautanenii | 1.2 × 108B(X) | 2.3 × 106C(Z) | 2.7 × 108A(X) | 5.7 × 107C(Y) | 3.1 × 107C(Y) | 9.5 × 107C | |
| Tamarindus indica | NDb | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| Thespesia garckeana | 1.6 × 107C(Z) | 8.7 × 107B(Y) | 2.2 × 108A(X) | 6.5 × 108A(W) | 1.3 × 108B(Y) | 2.2 × 108B | |
| Vangueriopsis lanciflora | 6.1 × 108A(Y) | 1.7 × 109A(X) | N/A | 1.5 × 108B(Z) | 1.9 × 109A(X) | 1.1 × 109A | |
| Ziziphus spp. | 2.0 × 106D(Y) | 7.3 × 107B(X) | 7.3 × 107B(X) | 4.4 × 106D(Y) | 7.3 × 106D(Y) | 3.2 × 107C | |
| Average | 1.7 × 108X | 4.0 × 108X | 1.5 × 108X | 2.0 × 108X | 4.4 × 108X | ||
aAspergillus parasiticus = Isolate NRRL 2999, A. flavus-S = Isolate AF70/ATCC MYA384, A. flavus-L = Isolate AF13/ATCC 96044/SRRC 1273, A. minisclerotigenes = Isolate A-11611, Aspergillus aflatoxiformans = Isolate A-11612. Means followed by the same letter (A/B/C) among fruits (columns) or (W/X/Y/Z) among fungal species (rows) were not significantly different (P < 0.05) by Tukey–Kramer’s HSD test. bND = not detected.