fa بررسی آلودگی‌ گندم مصرفی استان آذربایجان‌شرقی به فوزاریوم‌های مولد زرالنون مقاله پژوهشی Original Research Article <p>Background and Objectives: Contamination of storage wheat to zearalenone producer molds represents a significant hazard to consumer health and has thus received increasing attention from food safety authorities and legislators. Various species of Fusarium genus are producer of different mycotoxins including zearalenone at certain conditions. These mycotoxins can enter into the human food and animal feed chain and cause premature or early thelarche, gynecomastia, primary and secondary mycotoxicosis in humans and animals. Materials and Methods: In this survey, contamination of 162 randomly collected wheat samples to zearalenone producer Fusarium was investigated using direct microscopic examination and culturing samples in specific media. Results: From studied 162 collected wheat samples, 160 (99%) samples had fungal contamination. Aspergillus niger, Penicillium Sp, other species of Asergillus (A. fumigatus, A. flavous, A. niveus, A. cchraceus,&hellip;) Fusarium Sp, Alternaria Sp, Cladesporium Sp, Gliocladium Sp. and Trichotecium Sp. were the most frequently detected microorganisms respectively. Conclusion: The presence of moulds such as Aspergillus Sp, Penicillium Sp, Fusarium Sp, Alternaria Sp, Cladesporium Sp, Gliocladium Sp, and Trichotecium Sp. in consumer wheat samples can lead to the presence of harmful mycotoxins and then could result in serious toxicity and illness in humans. As the fungal contamination has a strong influence on the ultimate quality of wheat, wheat end products and food safety, more attention to the quality and safety of wheat and wheat stored places are necessary. Key words: Wheat, Fungal contamination, Mycotoxins, Zearalenone, East Azarbaidjan</p> Key words: Wheat, Fungal contamination, Mycotoxins, Zearalenone, East Azarbaidjan 53 64 http://journal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-4-500&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Abdolhasan Kazemi عبدالحسن کاظمی Kazemi1338@Gmail.com 5200319475328460060447 5200319475328460060447 Yes Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Farnaz Zamene Milani فرناز ضامن میلانی 5200319475328460060444 5200319475328460060444 No Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Seyed faezeh Miryousefi سیده فائزه میر یوسفی عطا 5200319475328460060445 5200319475328460060445 No Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Abbas Ali jafari عباسعلی جعفری 5200319475328460060446 5200319475328460060446 No Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Fatemeh Rezaeian فاطمه رضائیان 5200319475328460060443 5200319475328460060443 No Nutrition and Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Javad Mohtadinia جواد مهتدی‌نیا 5200319475328460060448 5200319475328460060448 No Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Reza mahdavi رضا مهدوی 5200319475328460060449 5200319475328460060449 No Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Morteza Vahed Jabbari مرتضی واحد جباری 5200319475328460060450 5200319475328460060450 No Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Seyed jamal Ghaem Maghami سید جمال قائم مقامی 5200319475328460060451 5200319475328460060451 No Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Alireza Ostad rahimi علی رضا استاد رحیمی 5200319475328460060452 5200319475328460060452 No Faculty of Medical Sciences, Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran