Fungal Presence in Selected Tree Nuts and Dried Fruits

Sixty-four tree nut samples (almonds, pecans, pine nuts, and walnuts) and 50 dried fruit samples (apricots, cranberries, papaya, pineapple, and raisins) were purchased from local supermarkets and analyzed for fungal contamination using conventional culture as well as molecular methods. The results o...

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Main Authors: V.H. Tournas, N.S. Niazi, J.S. Kohn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Microbiology Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/MBI.S24308