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Table 2. The effect of Natamycin nanoparticles on total aflatoxin (μg/kg ± SD) by A. flavous after 4 weeks of Romy cheese maturation at 25°C (mean of three trials).

Storage period (weeks)	4th	6th	8th	10th	12th
Control	2.75 ± 0.01^a	4.07 ± 0.05^a	4.32 ± 0.04^a	6.71 ± 0.01^a	8.52 ± 0.15^a
Treated	1.83 ± 0.03^b	1.82 ± 0.03^b	1.81 ± 0.05^b	1.8 ± 0.05^b	1.82 ± 0.05^b

Values are three replicate means. Mean values marked with different small letters for each column are significantly different (p < 0.05).