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Morphological characteristics and physiological properties of aflatoxin B1 producing and non-producing Aspergillus flavus strains

Kogbo, W.; Lemarinier, S.; Boutibonnes, P.

Mycopathologia 91(3): 181-186

1985

ISSN/ISBN: 0301-486X
PMID: 3932861
DOI: 10.1007/bf00446298
Accession: 040738463
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Comparison between about 80 strains of Aspergillus flavus, belonging to the series flavus and oryzae, obtained from international collections but also isolated from French or African substrates revealed the following observations: 1. Cultural and morphological characteristics of toxicogenic and atoxicogenic strains of A. flavus are similar. However, the former produce a diffusible yellow pigment in 83% of isolates. 2. The two groups of conidiospores have the same resistance to UV irradiation (254 nm, 5 and 10 min). All the strains are equally sensitive to 4 antifungal antibiotics: nystatine, ketoconazole, clotrimazole and amphotericine. 3. A difference was seen in the capacity to produce enzymes as alpha-galactosidase, beta-galactosidase and beta-glucosidase, implicated in the glucid metabolism. The specific hydrolytic activity has been confirmed by the characterization of a large amount of beta-galactosidase and by a diauxic growth on glucose medium supplemented by lactose. Possible relationship between these characters and aflatoxin B1 production by A. flavus strains is discussed.

Morphological characteristics and physiological properties of aflatoxin B1 producing and non-producing Aspergillus flavus strains

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