Fungal Genomics & Biology
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-8056
ISSN: 2165-8056
Aohata Corporation, Hiroshima, Japan
Hiroyuki Nakagawa working Aohata Corporation, Hiroshima, Japan. His Research interests are Analytical and Bio analytical techniques.Hiroyuki Nakagawa is the author/editors/reviewer in several international journals. He published 10 articles in many journals and the articles are informative and got good citations
Short Communication
PCR Detection of Heat-resistant Fungi
Author(s): Hiroyuki Nakagawa, Satoshi Yamashita, Nobuhiro Tagashira, Toshi-Hide Arima* and Yutaka Kikoku*
Heat-resistant fungi inhabit soil and can contaminate fruit and can also survive high-temperature treatments such as
pasteurization. Fungal spoilage of heat-processed food has emerged as a major problem in the food industry.
Moreover, heat-resistant fungi are capable of producing numerous mycotoxins; therefore, they pose a serious threat to
human health. To ensure the safety of food production, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) based methods for
detection of heat-resistant fungi have been developed. Conventional PCR methods are highly specific for the
detection of Talaromyces macrosporus and Talaromyces trachyspermus, which have high heat tolerance and the potential to
produce mycotoxins. The applicability of conventional PCR methods to food analyses has been successfully tested on
artificially contaminated blueberries. PCR detection of T. macrosporus and T. trachy.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2165-8056.20.S1.003