Mycoflora of Honey

Abstract

Mycological survey of honey, 23 samples of domestic and imported, was carried out and Chaetomium, Eurotium, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Penicillium and others were found and isolated less than a great dominant of the yeast. In media added with several concentrations of glucose or sucrose and even in honey itself, growth of the isolates, for example E. repens, E. rubrum, A. awamori, C. cladosporioides and P. waksmani, was recognized. In conclusion, “inhibitory effect” of honey for the fungal growth is thought to be due not only to the high concentration of sugar and low pH but also to the prior dominant growth of the yeast in honey.