Abstract

VELAZQUEZ-GUERRERO, Jazmín Janet et al. First report of Monascus purpureus in corn silage, oats, triticale and lucerne. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2019, vol.10, n.8, pp.1911-1917.  Epub Feb 05, 2021. ISSN 2007-0934.  https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v10i8.1987.

Monascus purpureus is used in the food industry as a natural pigment, mainly by Asian countries; however, this fungus produces a mycotoxin called citrinin, which causes diseases such as hepatotoxicity, teratogenicity, tumors and mutations, in mammals. This fungus was found in Serbia in corn and lucerne silage. The objective of this work was to identify the presence of the Monascus purpureus fungus in corn, oats, triticale and lucerne silage, the sampling was carried out in the periods of November December 2017 and April-May 2018, in the states of Jalisco, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes and Guanajuato of the Mexican Republic, silage isolation was carried out in the middle of Papa Dextrosa Agar (PDA), they were morphologically and molecularly identified. 63 different strains were obtained, seven were Monascus purpureus, one in lucerne, two in corn, two in oats and two in triticale. This research reports, for the first time, the presence of Monascus purpureus fungi in corn, oats, triticale and lucerne silages.

Keywords : fungi; identification; safety.

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