reported the occurrence of filamentous
fungi in an experiment where cocoa was processed under
controlled conditions in Cameroon. Under conditions similar to
those adopted on the farms evaluated in this study, the authors
described the presence of Aspergillus. versicolor, A. fumigatus,
A. tamarii, Rhizopus nigricans, Fusarium sp. and A. niger isolated at
the end of the fermentation period. Some of the mentioned species
were also isolated in our study, suggesting the existence of typical
mycobiota present in cocoa, even from different continents.