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. 1968 Jul;16(7):1053–1055. doi: 10.1128/am.16.7.1053-1055.1968

Assay for Aflatoxin Production by the Genera Aspergillus and Penicillium1

Philip B Mislivec 1, J H Hunter 1, John Tuite 1
PMCID: PMC547587  PMID: 5664121

Abstract

A total of 260 isolates, including 43 species of Penicillium and 7 species of Aspergillus, were screened for their ability to produce aflatoxin on rice. Chloroform extracts were analyzed by thin-layer chromatography. None of the isolates produced aflatoxin. Certain species of Penicillium produced fluorescent substances that either were similar in RF or were of similar color to B and G aflatoxins. These substances were subsequently proved not to be aflatoxin by two-dimensional chromatography, by reaction with iodine fumes, or by both methods.

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