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Isolation and Identification of Fungi and Yeast Contaminated in Rice Cake (Garaetteok)

가래떡에 오염된 곰팡이와 효모의 분리 동정

  • Jo, Ah-Hyeon (Department of Food Science and Technology, Sunchon National University) ;
  • Kim, Jung-Beom (Department of Food Science and Technology, Sunchon National University)
  • Received : 2022.01.16
  • Accepted : 2022.02.03
  • Published : 2022.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the hazard of fungi in Garaetteok (Korean rice cake) by isolating and identifying of fungi contaminated with Garaetteok and investigating the possibility of mycotoxin production. Garaetteok used in this study were the ones that were returned back to the manufacturers in Jeollanam-do due to the presence of foreign matters presumed to be fungi. The fungi foreign matter was collected and inoculated on Potato dextrose agar, Malt extract agar, and Czapek yeast extract agar, and then cultured at 25℃ for 7 days. The micro-structure was observed under an optical microscope for the colonies in which pure isolation was confirmed. The gene sequencing of the product of amplified PCR was analyzed using the ITS primer. Colony-1 and 2 maintained the same properties in each tray, confirming that they were purely isolated. Budding cells were observed from the Colony-1, thus, it was determined to be yeast. Colony-2 was determined to be a fungus that belongs to Fusarium spp. as fusiform conidia were observed. As a result of gene sequencing, a total of 76 cases of fungi of Fusarium spp. were found, among which Fusarium solani was the most observed cases (53 cases). From the morphological and genetic identification, Colony-2 was identified as Fusarium spp., specifically, Fusarium solani. The fungi found in Fusarium spp. produce mycotoxins such as nivalenol, zearalenone, and fumonisin, which may cause vomiting, diarrhea, and cancer. Conclusively, the results confirm the possibility of mycotoxin production by Fusarium spp. isolated from Garaetteok. Consequently, when an unknown fungus was found, it is necessary to isolate and identify the fungus, determine whether it is a mycotoxin producing species, and strengthen relative administrative measures, accordingly.

본 연구에서는 가래떡에 오염된 곰팡이를 분리 동정한 후 곰팡이독소 생산 가능성을 조사하여 식품 이물 중 곰팡이에 대한 위험성을 분석하였다. 실험에 사용된 가래떡은 전라남도 소재 떡 제조업체에 곰팡이로 추정되는 이물이 발견되어 반품된 제품을 사용하였다. 곰팡이 이물을 채취한 후 Potato dextrose agar, Malt extract agar, Czapek yeast extract agar에 접종하고 25℃에서 7일간 배양하여 순수 분리 결과를 판단하였다. 순수 분리가 확인된 집락에 대해 광학현미경으로 포자의 미세구조를 관찰하여 형태학적으로 동정하였다. 유전학적 동정은 ITS primer를 이용하여 증폭된 PCR 산물의 유전자 염기서열을 분석하였다. Colony-1과 2는 각각 배지에서 동일한 성상을 나타내어 순수분리 되었음을 확인하였다. Colony-1은 출아세포가 관찰되어 효모로 판정하였다. Colony-2는 방추형의 분생자가 관찰되어 Fusarium 속 곰팡이로 판정하였다. 유전자 염기서열 분석 결과 Fusarium 속 곰팡이가 총 76건으로 나타났으며, 그중 Fusarium solani가 53건으로 가장 높게 나타났다. 형태학적 동정 결과와 유전학적 동정 결과를 바탕으로 Colony-2는 Fusarium spp.로 동정되었고 그 중 Fusarium solani로 추정되었다. Fusarium 속 곰팡이는 Nivalenol, Zearalenone, Fumonisin 등의 곰팡이독소를 생산하여 구토, 설사, 암 등을 유발한다. 이러한 결과를 종합해 볼 때 가래떡에서 분리된 Fusarium 속 곰팡이에 의한 곰팡이독소 생산 가능성은 상존하는 것으로 판단되었다. 따라서 곰팡이 이물이 보고되면 곰팡이를 분리 동정하여 곰팡이독소를 생산할 수 있는 균종인지 판단하고, 그 결과에 따라 행정조치를 강화하여야 할 것으로 판단된다.

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