Biocontrol of Aflatoxin through Biodegradation by Using Environment Friendly Microbes

Biocontrol of Aflatoxin Production by Using Biocompetitive Agents

Corn, peanuts, cottonseed and tree nuts are the important commodities in which aflatoxin contamination can occur in the United States (Diener et al., 1987). Advanced technology has been developed to detect and remove the aflatoxins from these commodities and this permits some segregation of contaminated components and serves as a guide for detoxification (Goto and Manabe, 1989). Storage conditi...

Biodegradation of Phenolic Compounds by Using Halotolerant Microbes

Aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation of polyethylene glycols using sludge microbes

The aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation of polyethylene glycols (PEGs) in a model wastewater was investigated employing sludge microbes from Xiamen Terylene plant. The effect of molecular weight (MW) on the aerobic/anaerobic biodegradation of PEGs was assessed by performing shake flasks/sealed flasks experiments, respectively, using organic model wastewater containing PEG 600, 6000 and 20,000....

Aflatoxin B1 Degradation by Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia and Other Microbes Selected Using Coumarin Medium#

Aflatoxin B(1) (AFB(1)) is one of the most harmful mycotoxins in animal production and food industry. A safe, effective and environmentally sound detoxification method is needed for controlling this toxin. In this study, 65 samples were screened from various sources with vast microbial populations using a newly developed medium containing coumarin as the sole carbon source. Twenty five single-c...

Biocontrol of Aspergillus Flavus and Aflatoxin B1 Production in Corn

The potent mycotoxin aflatoxin B1 is a secondary metabolite of Aspergillus fungi that grow, on a variety of food and feed commodities at any stage during growth, harvest, storage and transportation. The occurrence of aflatoxin contamination is global, with severe problems especially prevalent in developing countries. In present study, corn samples were contaminated with aflatoxin B1 in the conc...