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. 1973 Jul;26(1):27–30. doi: 10.1128/am.26.1.27-30.1973

Production of Ochratoxins A and B on Country Cured Ham

F E Escher a,1, P E Koehler a, J C Ayres a
PMCID: PMC379711  PMID: 4737852

Abstract

Two strains of Aspergillus ochraceus and six of Penicillium viridicatum isolated from country cured hams were screened for production of ochratoxins A and B. None of the isolated P. viridicatum strains yielded detectable amounts of ochratoxin A or B, whereas both strains of A. ochraceus produced ochratoxins A and B on rice, defatted peanut meal, and country cured ham. After 21 days of incubation on ham, one-third of the toxin was found in the mycelial mat on the ham surface, whereas two-thirds had penetrated into the meat to a distance of 0.5 cm.

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