Open AccessMycotoxicolgical evaluation of indigenous varieties of wheat from Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Author(s) -
shahina hameed,
Najat Rashid,
Farhat Abbas,
Mustafa Rahim Abro,
Irfan Shahzad Sheikh,
Babar Hilal Ahmad Abbasi,
Roha Talat,
Samina,
Mujahid Farooq
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pak-euro journal of medical and life sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-448X
pISSN - 2707-4471
DOI - 10.31580/pjmls.v2i4.1195
Subject(s) - contamination , aflatoxin , biology , human health , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , environmental health , medicine
The present study was designed to investigate the mycological contamination and aflatoxigenic potential of fungi isolated from the indigenous certified varieties of wheat. Surface spread method was used to determine mycological contamination whereas to determine the toxigenic potential of isolated fungi and screening of wheat grains for aflatoxin contamination thin layer chromatography was used. All the collected samples revealed fungal contamination however none of the fungal isolate showed aflatoxigenic potential. Similarly all the samples showed negativity for aflatoxin. It can be concluded that for human public health, cereal grains must be subjected to quality control and mycotoxicologicalexaminations.