Mycological quality of foods in Burundi and antifungal metabolites of {\it Bacillus pumilus/}

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The microflora of various foods in Burundi was isolated and identified. Fusarium moniliforme was the predominant fungus isolated from corn and sorghum. Very few molds were isolated from rice and millet. Fusarium semitectum and Fusarium equiseti were the most common species isolated from haricot beans. Fusarium semitectum was also predominant in peanut samples. Peas were predominantly contaminated with Aspergillus ochraceus and Aspergillus wentii. Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus sydowi were the predominant species isolated from dried Ndagala fish. Penicillium citrinum, Penicillium corylophilum, and Penicillium chrysogenum were the predominant molds isolated from dried crushed cassava tuber and cassava flour.^ The ability of these molds to produce aflatoxins, cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) and fumonisins, as well as the presence of these mycotoxins in the foods were investigated. Thirty-seven of 95 isolates of Aspergillus flavus and all five isolates of Aspergillus parasi

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