Table 3.
Quantitative analysis of aflatoxins (AFs) in infected grains with or without the challenge of N1-4.
| aw | Treatment | Samples | AFB1 | AFB2 | Total AFs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.8–0.85 | CK | peanut | 0.37 ± 0.00∗ | 0.00 | 0.37 |
| maize | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| rice | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | ||
| soybean | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | ||
| N1-4 | peanut | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| maize | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| rice | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| soybean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| 0.9–0.94 | CK | peanut | 42.63 ± 1.13∗ | 2.88 ± 0.01∗ | 45.51 |
| maize | 34.80 ± 0.27∗ | 2.74 ± 0.08∗ | 37.54 | ||
| rice | 20.86 ± 0.01∗ | 1.19 ± 0.03∗ | 22.05 | ||
| soybean | 2.01 ± 0.04∗ | 0.12 ± 0.01∗ | 2.13 | ||
| N1-4 | peanut | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| maize | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| rice | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| soybean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Four grains including maize, peanut, soybean and rice were adjusted to proper aw, inoculated with A. flavus conidia and co-cultured with N1-4 in sealed airspace. Asterisk indicated statistical significance at P < 0.05.