Table 2.

Optimal conditions for proliferation of B. cocovenenans and bongkrekic acid toxin production

Factor	B. cocovenenans	Bongkrekic acid
Temperature	30–37 °C [4]	22–30 °C [1]
pH	>5.5 [14]	6.5–8.0 [1, 7]
NaCl	<6 % [6, 19]	<1.5–2 % [6, 7]
Lipid type	Glycerol, oleic acid, coconut fat concentration <10 % [1, 7]	Glycerol, oleic acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, coconut fat concentration 20–50 % [1]