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Mycotoxin Producing Potential of Fungi Associated with Dry Shrimps
Author(s) -
WU M. T.,
SALUNKHE D. K.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1978.tb04218.x
Subject(s) - mycotoxin , aflatoxin , shrimp , biology , aspergillus , penicillium , aspergillus flavus , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , ecology
Among 114 fungi isolated from 20 dry shrimp samples, 27 isolates were capable of producing mycotoxins. Aspergillus and Penicillium were‐the‐predominant fungi. Two of 3 Aspergillus flavus could produce aflatoxin B 1 and G 1 on yeast extract sucrose medium and on surface sterilized dry shrimps. For other toxigenic species, toxicity was found mostly in the chloroform extracts of cultures. Visibly mouldy dry shrimps had significantly higher moisture content than the non‐mouldy ones. Most of the fungi were isolated from mouldy samples.