posted on 2018-05-30, 08:23authored byRana Makki Taki
Spoilage by fungi is a very considerable problem throughout the world. A variety of
different methods are available to detect and enumerate fungi. In this study
enumeration of the fungus Aspergillus niger was carried out using a traditional
microbiological "dilution plating" method involving total and viable counts of fungal
spores. This assay gave inaccurate results and inconsistent data but it is not
fundamentally flawed. The failure of this assay at counting fungal spores is due to the
characteristics of spores. However, it can be used for the detection of fungi in variety
of commodities. [Continues.]
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Publication date
1997
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A Master's Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Master of Philosophy at Loughborough University.