Effect of garlic, onion and sodium benzoate on the mycoflora of pepper, cinnamon and rosemary in Egypt

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-77

  Abdel Hafez, S I I ^a   El Said, A H M ^b  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b SOUTH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; CINNAMON; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; GARLIC; ONION; PEPPER; ROSEMARY; SPICE;

BENZOIC ACID; GARLIC; SPICE;

ARTICLE; EGYPT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; ONION; PEPPER;

EID: 0030833043     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(97)00002-4     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Abdel-Hafez, A.I.I. and El-Maghraby, O.M.O. (1992). Fungal flora and aflatoxin associated with cocoa, roasted coffee and tea powders in Egypt. Cryptogamie, Mycologie, 13, 31-45.
2. Alfonso, N. and Lopez, E. (1960). Determination of the odour value of Mexican garlic. Lebennmittuntersuch 111, 410 (c.f. Hort. Abstr. 31, 4609).
3. Ayers, G.I., Mudto, I. and Sandine, E.W. (eds) (1980). Microbiology of Food, Spices and Condiments. Scheigret.
4. Booth, C. (1977). Fusarium laboratory guide to the identification of the major species (p.58). Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Kew, Surrey, England.
5. Chipley, J.R. and Uraih, N. (1980). Inhibition of Aspergillus growth and aflatoxin release by derivatives of benzoic acid. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 40, 352-357.
6. Christensen, C.M. (1963). Influence of small differences in moisture content upon the invasion of hard red winter wheat by Aspergillus restrictus and A. repens. Cereal Chemistry, 40, 385-390.
7. Christensen, C.M., Fanse, H.A., Nelson, G.H., Fern Bates, B.R. and Mirocha, C.J. (1967). Microflora of black and red pepper. Applied Microbiology, 15(3), 622-626.
8. De Boer, E., Spiegelenberg, N.L. and Janssen, F.W. (1985). Microbiology of spices and herbs. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 51, 435-438.
9. Domsch, K.W., Gams, W. and Anderson, T.H. (1980). Compendium of Soil Fungi. Academic Press, London.
10. El-Kady, I.A., Mohamed El-Maraghy, S.S. and Eman Mostafa, M. (1992). Contribution of the mesophilic fungi of different spices in Egypt. Mycopathologia, 120, 93-101.
11. Ellis, M.B. (1971). Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes (p. 608). Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Kew, Surrey, UK.
12. Ellis, M.B. (1976). More Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes (p. 507). Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Kew, Surrey, UK.
13. El-Shami, M.A., Fadl, F.A., Tawfick, K.A., Sirry, A.R. and El-Zayat, M.M. (1985). Antifungal property of garlic, clove juice compared with fungicidal treatments against Fusarium with of watermelon. Egypt. Journal Phytopathol., 17, 55-62.
14. Flannigan, B. and Hui, S.C. (1976). The occurrence of aflatoxin producing strains of Aspergillus flavus in the mould flora of ground spices. J. App. Bacteriol., 41, 411-418.
15. Garrido, M.D., Jordano, R., Martinez, P., Jordal, M. and Poza, R. (1988). Fungal contamination of commercial spices. Alimentaria, 25, 81-84.
16. Hitokoto, H., Morozumi, S., Wauke, T., Sakai, S. and Kurata, H. (1978). Fungal contamination and mycotoxin detection of powdered herbal drugs. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 36, 252-256.
17. International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (1974): Microorganisms in Foods, Vol. 2. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada.
18. Kovacs, G. (1964). Studies on antibiotic substances from higher plants, with special reference to their plant physiological importance. K. Vet. Landhojsh. Kobenhagen 47-92.
19. Kozakiewicz, Z. (1989). Aspergillus species on stored products (Mycological Papers, No. 161). C.A.B. International Mycological Institute, Kew, Surrey, UK.
20. Lebai, M., Ito, H., Watanabe, H. and Tamura, N. (1985). Distribution of micro-organisms in spices and their decontamination by gamma irradiation. Food Irradiat Jpn., 20, 18-22.
21. Lee, L.S., Dunn, J.J., Delucca, A.J. and Ciegler, A. (1981). Role of lactone ring of aflatoxin B1 in toxicity and mutagenicity. Experientia, 37, 16-17.
22. Lenovich, L.M. (1981). Effect of caffeine on aflatoxin production on cocoa beans. Journal of Food Science, 46, 655-657.
23. Lutomski, J. and Kedzia, B. (1980). Mycoflora of crude drugs. Estimation of mould contaminations and their toxicity. Planta Medica, 40, 212-217.
24. Mahmoud, A.L.E. (1991). Some physiological and biochemical studies of fungi isolated from skin of mammals. Ph.D. thesis, Bot. Dept., Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ., Egypt.
25. Manning, W.J. and Moore, G.S. (1977). Effects of an aqueous garlic extract on several plant pathogenic fungi. Proc. Am. Phytopathol. Soc., 4, 192.
26. Masimango, N., Ramaut, J.L. and Remade, J. (1979). Contribution a L'etude du role des additifs chimiques dans la lutte contre L'aflatoxine. Revue des Fermentations et des Industries Alimentaires, 33, 116-123.
27. Misra, N. (1981). Influence of temperature and relative humidity on fungal flora of some spices in storage. J. Indust. Appl. Microb., 24, 172.
28. Misra, N. (1981). New records of seed borne fungi from four umbelliferous spices. Nat. Acad. Sci. Lett., 4, 195.
29. Moharram, A.M., Abdel-Hafez, S.I.I. and Gherbawy, Y. (1995). Mycoflora of cow, layer strains and broiler feedstuffs in Egypt. Abhath Al-Yarmouk, 4(1-A), 87-99.
30. Moharram, A.M., Abdel-Mallek, A.Y. and Abdel-Hafez, A.I.I. (1989). Mycoflora of anise and fennel seeds in Egypt. J. Basic Microbiol., 29, 427-435.
31. Moreau, C. and Moreau, M. (1978). Contamination of spices, its consequences in the food industries. Industries Alimentaires et Agricoles, 95, 497.
32. Moreno-Martinez, E. and Christensen, C.M. (1973). Fungus flora of black and white pepper (Piper nigrum L.). Rev. Lat. Am. Microbiol., 15, 19-33.
33. Pitt, J.I. (1979). The Genus Penicillium and its Teleomorphic States Eupenicillium and Talaromyces. Academic Press, London.
34. Prasad, G. and Sharma, V.D. (1981). Antifungal property of garlic (Allium sativum Linn.) in poultry feed substrate. Poult. Sci., 60, 541-545.
35. Raper, K.B. and Fennell, D.I. (1965). The Genus Aspergillus. Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, USA.
36. Sharma, A.K. and Sharma, K.D. (1984). Studies on seed mycoflora of some umbelliferous spices. Agric. Sci. Dig., 4, 71-73.
37. Sivanesan, A. (1984). The Bitunicate Ascomycetes and their Anamorphs (p. 701). Strauss and Cramer GmbH, Germany.
38. Sivanesan, A. (1987). Graminicolous species of Bipolaris, Curvularia, Drechslera, Exserohilum and their teleomorphs (Mycological Papers No. 158). C.A.B. International Mycological Institute, Kew, Surrey, UK.
39. Spivak, M.Y., Rudyearva, N.A. and Manoshenko, M.R. (1963). Antimicrobial activity of phytocidin, a medicinal preparation from garlic. Antibiotiki, 8, 832.
40. Tansey, M.R. and Appleton, J.A. (1975). Inhibition of fungal growth by garlic extract. Mycologia, 67, 409-413.
41. Udagawa, S., Kurata, H., Norizuk, K., Tokatori, K., Nakao, M. and Takahashi, K. (1976). Distribution of aflatoxin-producing fungi in crude drugs of plant origin. Proc Jpn Assoc. Mycotoxicol, 3, 35-37.