Aflatoxin-producing strains of Aspergillus flavus detected by fluorescence of agar medium under ultraviolet light.
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The fluorescence method of detecting aflatoxin-producing strains of Aspergillus flavus and related species utilizes the ultraviolet-induced fluorescence of aflatoxin produced in a modified Czapek's solution agar containing corn steep liquor, HgCl(2), and (NH(4))H(2)PO(4) instead of NaNO(3). The presence of aflatoxin is confirmed by thin-layer chromatography of CHCl(3) extracts of the fluorescing agar.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied microbiology
دوره 27 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1974