Detection of aflatoxin production by aspergillus group of fungi on agricultural and food commodities using coconut agar medium

Date

4-1984

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Biology

College

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Ida F. Dalmacio

Abstract

Different food samples and agricultural food commodties were tested for the presence of Aspergillus. Sorghum, palay, and achuete gave Aspergillus growth which produced the yellow orange pigmentation on Aspergillus differential medium (ADM) characteristic of Aspergillus species. Of the samples which yielded Aspergillus, only the isolates from sorghum showed fluorescence under long-wave ultra-violet (UV) light characteristic of aflatoxin-producing strains when grown on coconut agar medium (CAM).

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

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Document Type

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