INFLUENCE OF PH ON THE GROWTH OF SOME TOXIGENIC SPECIES OF ASPERGILLUS, PENICILLIUM AND FUSARIUM

被引:132
作者
WHEELER, KA
HURDMAN, BF
PITT, JI
机构
[1] CSIRO Division of Food Processing, North Ryde, NSW
关键词
HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION; TOXIGENIC FUNGI; ASPERGILLUS; PENICILLIUM; FUSARIUM;
D O I
10.1016/0168-1605(91)90063-U
中图分类号
TS2 [食品工业];
学科分类号
0832 ;
摘要
The effect of pH on the growth rates of 61 isolates belonging to 13 important toxigenic fungi are reported here: four species each of Aspergillus and Fusarium, and five of Penicillium, over the pH range 2 to 11 at 25, 30 and 37-degrees-C. Nearly all species studied were able to grow over the entire range examined on a laboratory agar medium. However, in general, Aspergillus species were more tolerant of alkaline pH while Penicillium species appeared to be more tolerant of acidic pH.
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