“THE EFFECT OF OZONE ON INHIBITION OF GERMINATION, GROWTH & MYCOTOXIN PRODUCTION BY SPOILAGE FUNGI ” EFSTATHIA KOGKAKI Supervisor: Prof. NARESH MAGAN 2 nd Supervisor: Ms. KALLIOPI MYLONA
Fungi and mycotoxins Fungi exist in a wide range of ecosystems Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites Produced by filamentous fungi Negative impact Major groups: a. Aflatoxins b. Ochratoxins c. Trichothecenes, zearalenone, fumonisins
Control strategies Gaseous modification for control of mycotoxigenic fungi in cereals Sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ) fumigation of cereals Ozone (O 3 ) fumigation of grain CO 2 /O 2 modified atmospheres Chemical additives
Aims of project Effect of O 3 (0-200 ppm) on germination of: Penicillium verrucosum , Fusarium graminearum and Aspergillus flavus Effects mycelial growth: three mycotoxigenic species Impact of O 3 treatment on mycotoxin production by P. verrucosum (ochratoxin) and A. flavus (aflatoxin B 1 ) Fumigation with O 3 on natural wheat grain mycobiota and that inoculated with F. graminearum or P. verrucosum
Materials and methodology Fungal strains: i. Aspergillus flavus ii. Fusarium graminearum iii. Penicillium verrucosum
Ozone exposure treatment Exposure for 30 mins at 6 L/min
Mycotoxins extraction and HPLC system used for toxin analyses
Results The effect of O 3 on spore germination in vitro a. Penicillium verrucosum 0.95 a w b. P. verrucosum 0.90 a w 120 120 100 100 spore germination (%) spore germination (%) 80 80 control 60 60 50 ppm 100 ppm 40 40 200 ppm 20 20 0 0 24 48 72 96 168 24 48 72 96 168 Τime (Hours) Τime (Hours)
The effect of O 3 on spore germination in vitro b. F. graminearum 0.94 a w a. Fusarium graminearum 0.98 a w 100 100 90 spore germination (%) spore germination (%) 80 80 70 60 60 control 50 50 ppm 40 40 100 ppm 30 200 ppm 20 20 10 0 0 24 24 48 48 72 72 96 96 168 168
The effect of O 3 on spore germination in vitro a. Aspergillus flavus 0.95 a w b. A. flavus 0.90 a w 120 120 100 100 spore germination (%) spore germination (%) 80 80 control 60 60 50 ppm 40 100 ppm 40 200 ppm 20 20 0 0 24 48 72 96 168 24 48 72 96 168 Hours
The effect of O 3 exposure on in vitro mycelial growth a. Penicillium verrucosum 0.95 a w b. P. verrucosum 0.90 a w 16 40 14 35 Colony diameter (mm) Colony diameter (mm) 12 30 10 25 8 20 6 15 4 10 2 5 0 0 con 50 100 200 con 50 100 200 Concentrations (ppm) Concentrations (ppm)
The effect of O 3 exposure on in vitro mycelial growth b. F. graminearum 0.94 a w a. Fusarium graminearum 0.98 a w 80 12 70 10 Colony diameter (mm) Colony diameter (mm) 60 8 50 40 6 30 4 20 2 10 0 0 con 50 100 200 con 50 100 200 Concentrations (ppm) Concentrations (ppm)
The effect of O 3 exposure on in vitro mycelial growth b. A. flavus 0.90 a w a. Aspergillus flavus 0.95 a w 40 25 35 Colony diameter (mm) Colony diameter (mm) 20 30 25 15 20 10 15 10 5 5 0 0 con 50 100 200 con 50 100 200 Concentrations (ppm) Concentrations (ppm)
Mycotoxin analyses a. Aflatoxin B 1 production by A. flavus 45 40 Aflatoxin average µg/g 35 30 25 20 0.9 15 0.95 10 5 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 O 3 Concentrations (ppm)
Mycotoxin analyses b. Ochratoxin A production by P. verrucosum 0,08 Ochratoxin average µg/g 0,07 0,06 0,05 0,04 0.9 0,03 0.95 0,02 0,01 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 O 3 Concentrations (ppm)
Effects of O 3 treatment of wheat grain inoculated with F. graminearum Effect of ozone on wheat grain inoculated with F. graminearum at 0.94 and 0.98 a w MEA after 20 days storage 2 Log CFUs population 1,5 1 0.94 0.98 0,5 0 con 100 200 Concentrations (ppm)
Effects of O 3 treatment of wheat grain inoculated with P. verrucosum Effect of ozone on wheat grain inoculated with P. verrucosum at 0.90 and 0.95 a w MEA after 20 days storage 12 10 Log CFUs population 8 6 0.95 0.9 4 2 0 con 100 200 Concentrations (ppm)
Discussion Effects of gemination and mycelial growth: P. verrucosum : few spores germinated after 72 hrs exposure F. graminearum : only a few germinated 48 hrs after treatment; some spores germinated at 0.94 a w after 168 hrs in high O 3 (200 ppm) A. flavus : complete inhibition at > 100 ppm O 3 after 48 hrs regardless of the a w level For all three species there was no effect up to 200 ppm O 3 on mycelial growth regardless of a w level used
Mycotoxin analyses The amount of aflatoxin was significantly reduced at 50 and 100 ppm after O 3 for 30 mins at 0.90 a w However, at 0.95 a w aflatoxin production was stimulated At 0.95 a w , ochratoxin A was stimulated by O 3 exposure for 30 mins No toxin was produced at 0.90 a w
Effect of O 3 treatment of natural wheat on fungal populations isolated F. graminearum at 0.94 and 0.98 a w MEA: 0.05 log reduction of total populations observed in the O 3 treatments regardless of the water activity P. verrucosum at 0.90 and 0.95 a w MEA : 2 log reduction at 0.95 a w but only 1 log reduction obtained at 0.90 a w at 200 ppm
Conclusions P. verrucosum spore germination was inhibited, yet at >96 hrs even at low a w levels germination recovered completely (≈100%) However, the macroconidial germination of F. graminearum was inhibited, especially at 0.94 a w A. flavus conidial germination was more sensitive to O 3 since complete inhibition occurred even after 48 hrs No effect was found against mycelial growth of the three species No significant reduction in total fungal populations by P. verrucosum or F. graminearum occurred due to O 3 at 200 ppm for 30 mins
Future Work More studies are required of dose x time of exposure The effect of 200-500 ppm for 30 and perhaps 60 mins The potential effects of exposure with O 3 on grain quality
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