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Klich, Maren |
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Submitted to: Inoculum
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 5/30/2003 Publication Date: 6/30/2003 Citation: Klich, M.A. 2003. Characteristics of aflatoxin-producing fungi outside of Aspergillus section flavi. Inoculum. 54(30):31. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Most aspergilli that produce aflatoxin are members of Aspergillus section Flavi. Several species that do not have the characteristics of that section have been found to produce aflatoxin, including: A. ochraceoroseus, A. taiensis, and Emericella venezuelensis. Recently we have found that a strain of Em. astellata also produces aflatoxin. Morphologically, the two Aspergillus species are similar to members of section Circumdati. The Emericella species are slow-growing members of that genus and possess ascospores with large flanges. All of these species were isolated in equatorial zones. The two Aspergillus isolates were both from the same forest soils in the Ivory Coast. Em. venezuelensis was found in soil in Venezuela and the Em. astellata isolate was from Ilex leaves in the Galapagos Islands. Interestingly, in spite of their tropical origins, none of these isolates grew at 37 C. |
