Fusarium Fungi and Mycotoxins in Bee Pollen Collected in Lithuania

This paper presents the results of a study which was aimed at determining concentration Fusarium fungi and their mycotoxins in fresh bee pollen, stored for different periods. The analysed parameters included palynological analysis, moisture content, fungal counts, identification toxigenic profiles. In this study, 45 pollen samples collected from same apiary families were investigated. Palynological analysis determined six plant families, among Brassicaceae prevailed. number detected isolates during period ranged 3.5 × 103 to 9.1 104 cfu g−1. During most prevalent genera Alternaria, Cladosporium Yeasts found pollen. significantly highest amounts colonies after 3 days storage undried 46% all studied samples, with levels ranging 101 After storage, significant spp. increase (17.03%) detected. F. graminearum sporotrichioides prevailed whole study. concentrations ZEN (280 µg kg−1) DON (120 storage. present report importance microbiological mycotoxicological analyses monitoring initial stages its production process.