Table 1.
Population, viability and toxigenicity (indicated by fluorecence on CAM medium) A. flavus strains after gamma irradiation at doses 5 and 10 kGy
| A. flavus strains | Gamma irradiation doses (kGy)/population (log CFU mL−1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No irradiation | 5 | 10 | ||||||
| Population | Fluorescence | Population | Viability (%) | Fluorescence | Population | Viability (%) | Fluorescence | |
| AF1 | 7.2a | − | 0d | 0 | − | 0d | 0 | − |
| AF2 | 7.1a | − | 1.0bcd | 1.1 | − | 0d | 0 | − |
| AF3 | 7.2a | − | 1.6b | 1.3 | − | 1.0bcd | 1.1 | + |
| AF4 | 7.1a | − | 1.0bcd | 1.1 | − | 1.3bc | 1.3 | − |
| AF5 | 7.1a | + | 0d | 0 | − | 0d | 0 | − |
| AF6 | 7.2a | − | 1.7b | 1.4 | ++ | 1.3bc | 1.3 | − |
| AF7 | 7.2a | − | 1.0bcd | 1.1 | − | 0d | 0 | − |
| AF8 | 7.3a | − | 0d | 0 | − | 0d | 0 | − |
| AF9 | 7.3a | − | 1.3bc | 1.3 | − | 0d | 0 | − |
| AF10 | 7.4a | − | 0d | 0 | − | 0d | 0 | − |
| AF11 | 7.3a | − | 1.0bcd | 1.1 | + | 1.0bcd | 1.1 | − |
| AF12 | 7.1a | + | 1.0bcd | 1.1 | ++ | 1.0bcd | 1.1 | − |
| AF13 | 7.3a | − | 1.6b | 1.3 | − | 1.0bcd | 1.1 | − |
+ Slightly fluorescence, ++ more fluorescence, and − no fluorescence under UV (365 nm) in CAM medium
Numbers followed by same letters not significantly different (P < 0.05) according to Duncan’s multiple range test (DMRT)