Studies on the Toxin Productivity of Fungi in Cereals

진균주의 독소생산능에 관한 연구

  • Ryeom, K. (Dept. of Micro., Dan Kook University) ;
  • Lee, J.H. (Dept. of Pharm.,Sung Kyun Kwan University)
  • 염곤 (단국대학교 미생물학과) ;
  • 이장훈 (성균관대학교 약학과)
  • Published : 1986.12.01

Abstract

The determination of fungal flora in some kinds of cereals have been carried out in other to obtain an appropriate information of the population of fungi and toxin productivity The results were summarized as follow; 1. The predominant genera were Aspergillus, Penicillium, Mucor, Rhizopus, Alternaria, Fusarium. 2. Six of Aspergillus flavus were aflatoxin-producing strains. 3. Sample barleys were found to contain the highest content of aflatoxin. 4. In electron microscopic studies of liver cells from mouse which had been injected with crude toxin, the liver cells showed the cytoplasmic change.

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