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. 2017 Aug 3;12(8):e0182574. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182574

Table 2. Degradation of AFB1 by P.eryngii grown on malt extract-agar plus wheat straw and maize flour (MEASM) supplemented with 500 ng/mL of AFB1, after 15 and 30 days of incubation at 30 ± 1°C in dark.

Isolate 15 Days 30 Days
AFB1(a)
(ng/mL)
D(b)
(%)
AFB1(a)
(ng/mL)
D(b)
(%)
Control 419 ± 5 A 436 ± 6 A
ITEM 13662 183 ± 5 BC 56 74 ± 2 D 82
ITEM 13676 192 ± 5 BC 54 147 ± 7 B 65
ITEM 13681 215 ± 20 BC 49 88 ± 6 C 79
ITEM 13682 204 ± 8 BC 51 86 ± 1 C 79
ITEM 13688 237 ± 5 B 43 120 ± 13 B 71
ITEM 13696 185 ± 13 BC 55 69 ± 12 D 83
ITEM 13697 192 ± 26 BC 54 119 ± 6 BC 72
ITEM 13730 188 ± 13 BC 59 79 ± 11 CD 81
ITEM 17015 173 ± 9 C 59 66 ± 7 D 84

a Concentration of AFB1 detected in the culture medium. Data represent the mean values of AFB1 in 3 replicated cultures ± SD. Values in column followed by different letters are significantly different for P < 0.001 (Tukey–Kramer Multiple Comparison Test).

b Percent degradation of AFB1 calculated as: D (%) = [(Ci−Cf)/ Ci] x 100, where Ci was the concentration of AFB1 in the non-inoculated control and Cf was the concentration of AFB1 in P. eryngii cultures at the given time.