TY  - JOUR
AV  - public
A1  - Ravi Teja, M
A1  - Vijay Krishna Kumar, K
A1  - Srilakshmi, P
A1  - Sudini, H
A1  - Kishore Varma, P
A1  - Koteswara Rao, R
TI  - Detection of Toxigenic and Atoxigenic Strains of Aspergillus flavus in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.3091
JF  - International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience
SN  - 2320 ? 7051
PB  - Vital Biotech, India
N2  - In groundnut Aspergillus flavus causes aflatoxin contamination which is a qualitative problem
occurring at both pre-and post-harvest stages. These aflatoxins have carcinogenic, hepatotoxic,
teratogenic and immuno-suppressive effects. The A. flavus strains which produces aflatoxins are
called as toxigenic and which do not produce toxins are called as atoxigenic starins. To detect
the toxigenic and atoxigenic starins of A. flavus from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh (AP), pod
samples were collected from eight selected oil mills/traders? in Mahaboobnagar, Rangareddy,
Nizamabad, Karimnagar (Telangana); and Anantapur (AP) districts. A total of 24 A. flavus
cultures were isolated from the collected pod samples. These isolates were identified as
toxigenic/atoxigenic using cultural detection methods on Yeast extract sucrose (YES) media and
coconut agar medium (CAM). Based on cultural methods, it was confirmed that there were18
toxigenic, five atoxigenic and one false positive/negative strain out of the 24 A. flavus isolates
obtained from surveyed oil mills. Atoxigenic strains were obtained from Karimnagar and
Nizamabad districts of Telangana.
KW  - Toxigenic Strains
KW  -  Atoxigenic Strains
KW  -  Aspergillus flavus
KW  -  Telangana
KW  -  Andhra Pradesh
KW  - 
Groundnut
KW  -  Aflatoxins
KW  -  Coconut agar medium
Y1  - 2017///
SP  - 663
ID  - icrisat10467
EP  - 673
VL  - 5
IS  - 6
ER  -