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. 1976 Mar;31(3):349–353. doi: 10.1128/aem.31.3.349-353.1976

Production of ochratoxin A by Aspergillus ochraceus NRRL-3174 before and after exposures to 60Co irradiation.

K L Applegate, J R Chipley
PMCID: PMC169778  PMID: 938031

Abstract

Spores from the toxigenic organism Aspergillus ochraceus NRRL-3174 were exposed to specific levels of gamma irradiation and then allowed to germinate on selected media. Increases in ochratoxin A production by irradiated, compared to non-irradiated, spores were observed after inoculation of spores onto a cracked red wheat or into a synthetic liquid medium. Variations in daily ochratoxin production were also observed for control and irradiated spore-derived cultures developing on both media, with maximum toxin production varying from 7 to 11 days of incubation. The most notable increases in ochratoxin A production occurred from cultures developing from spores having been irradiated with 10, 25, or 50 krad. Exposures to 400 or 600 krad resulted in complete inhibition of spore germination and, consequently, no ochratoxin production. Of the two substrates used, wheat and synthetic, the quantities of ochratoxin A produced were significantly lower in the synthetic media than on the natural substrate. Higher and more rapid toxin production occurred from spores having been irradiated with 10, 25, 50, and 100 krad than occurred from the non-irradiated control spores when grown on synthetic media. Cultures derived from spores having been exposed to 10, 25, 50, and 100 krad produced significantly higher levels of ochratoxin A after 8 days of incubation on natural substrate than did the controls. Analysis of variance revealed that substrate, length of incubation, as well as irradiation levels all affected the time required to produce maximum levels of ochratoxin A.

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