Occurrence of mycotoxin-producing molds isolated from stored peanut grains from different markets in Brazzaville, Congo

Abstract

- The objective of this study was to evaluate the microbial quality of stored peanut grains. A total of twelve (12) samples of stored peanut grains without pods were randomly collected from the warehouses of the Total, Texaco and PK markets in the city of Brazzaville, Congo. A microbiological analysis of the mycoflora of the stored peanut grains and their capacity to produce mycotoxins was performed. The identification results showed the presence of a diversity of molds including