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BLACK ASPERGILLUS SPECIES IN<br />

AUSTRALIAN VINEYARDS: FROM<br />

SOIL TO OCHRATOXIN A IN WINE<br />

Su-l<strong>in</strong> L. Leong, *‡ Ailsa D. Hock<strong>in</strong>g, * John I. Pitt, * Benozir<br />

A. Kazi, † Robert W. Emmett † and Eileen S. Scott ‡§<br />

1. INTRODUCTION<br />

Fungi classified <strong>in</strong> Aspergillus Section Nigri (the black Aspergilli)<br />

are ubiquitous saprophytes <strong>in</strong> soils around the world, particularly <strong>in</strong><br />

tropical and subtropical regions (Klich and Pitt, 1988; Pitt and<br />

Hock<strong>in</strong>g, 1997). Several species <strong>in</strong> this Section are common <strong>in</strong> v<strong>in</strong>eyards<br />

and are often associated with bunch rots (Amer<strong>in</strong>e et al., 1980).<br />

A. niger is reported to be the primary cause of Aspergillus rot <strong>in</strong><br />

grapes before harvest (Nair, 1985; Snowdon, 1990), while A. aculeatus<br />

(Jarvis and Traquair, 1984) and A. carbonarius (Gupta, 1956) have<br />

also been reported. The development of fungal bunch rots has been<br />

correlated with the splitt<strong>in</strong>g of grape berries (Barbetti, 1980), and<br />

Aspergillus counts on grapes grown for dry<strong>in</strong>g were greater dur<strong>in</strong>g seasons<br />

when ra<strong>in</strong> before harvest caused the berries to split (Figure 1)<br />

(Leong et al., 2004). Spores of black Aspergillus spp. are resistant<br />

to UV light (Rotem and Aust, 1991), which may account for their<br />

* Su-l<strong>in</strong> L. Leong, Ailsa D. Hock<strong>in</strong>g and John I. Pitt, CSIRO <strong>Food</strong> Science Australia,<br />

North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia.<br />

† Benozir A. Kazi and Robert W. Emmett, Department of Primary Industries,<br />

Mildura, Victoria 3502, Australia.<br />

‡ Su-l<strong>in</strong> L. Leong and Eileen S. Scott, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South<br />

Australia 5064, Australia.<br />

§ All authors, Cooperative Research Centre for Viticulture, Glen Osmond, South<br />

Australia 5064, Australia. Correspondence to: ailsa.hock<strong>in</strong>g@csiro.au<br />

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