Aflatoxin Production by Aspergillus flavus as Related to Various Temperatures
AUTOR(ES)
Schindler, A. F.
RESUMO
Two aflatoxin-producing isolates of Aspergillus flavus were grown for 5 days on Wort media at 2, 7, 13, 18, 24, 29, 35, 41, 46, and 52 C. Maximal production of aflatoxins occurred at 24 C. Maximal growth of A. flavus isolates occurred at 29 and 35 C. The ratio of the production of aflatoxin B1 to aflatoxin G1 varied with temperature. Aflatoxin production was not related to growth rate of A. flavus; one isolate at 41 C, at almost maximal growth of A. flavus, produced no aflatoxins. At 5 days, no aflatoxins were produced at temperatures lower than 18 C or higher than 35 C. Color of CHCl3 extracts appeared to be directly correlated with aflatoxin concentrations. A. flavus isolates grown at 2, 7, and 41 C for 12 weeks produced no aflatoxins. At 13 C, both isolates produced aflatoxins in 3 weeks, and one isolate produced increasing amounts with time. The second isolate produced increasing amounts through 6 weeks, but at 12 weeks smaller amounts of aflatoxins were recovered than at 6 weeks.
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