Research Article
Microbes Associated with Freshly Prepared Juices of Citrus and Carrots
Table 7
Colonial characteristics of different moulds’ isolates of juices on CYA, MEA, and G25N media.
| Mould isolate | Colony colour on CYA | Colony colour on MEA | Colony colour on G25N | Front side | Reverse side | Front side | Reverse side | Front side | Reverse side |
| Aspergillus flavus | Yellow green | Colourless | Yellow green | Colourless | Yellow green | Colourless |
| A. terreus | Brown | Dull brown | Brown | Dull brown | Brown | Dull brown |
| A. niger | Black | Pale to bright yellow | Black | Pale to bright yellow | Black | Pale to bright yellow |
| Penicillium islandicum | Greyish green | Orange to rust brown central area | Greyish green | Orange to rust brown central area | Greyish green | Orange to rust brown central area |
| P. digitatum | Greyish green to olive | Pale or brown | Dull yellow green | Pale or brown | Green olive | Pale |
| Alternaria | Grey to black | Black | Grey to black | Black | Grey to black | Black |
| Cladosporium | Olive to dark olive | Grey | Olive | Grey | Olive | Black |
| Colletotrichum | Grey | Pale grey | Grey | Pale grey | Black | Grey |
| Curvularia | Off-white to grey | Grey | Off-white to grey | Grey | Grey to black | Grey |
| Fusarium | White to grayish rose | Pale | White | Pale | White | Pale |
| Geotrichum | White | Pale | White | Pale | No growth |
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