Applied Microbiology · 1969 · 65 citations · 6 references
Life SciencesMicrobiologyMicrobial MetabolismMycologyMycotoxicologyFungal MetabolismFungal PhysiologyFungal Toxin BiosynthesisMycotoxin-producing FungiMycotoxinsToxin ProductionAflatoxin BiosynthesisAflatoxin ContaminationAflatoxin ToxicityFungal ToxinsMycotoxin Production In FoodsToxin MetabolismToxin-producing Fungi
In the complete absence of light, an isolate of Aspergillus flavus produced up to 170,000 pg aflatoxin per g, whereas the incubation of the fungus in light caused a reduction (35,000 pg/g) of the toxin synthesis.
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