226
Views
34
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Effect of nontoxigenic Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus on aflatoxin contamination of wounded peanut seeds inoculated with agricultural soil containing natural fungal populations

&
Pages 249-262 | Received 15 Oct 2008, Published online: 20 Apr 2009

References

  • Barros , G. , Torres , A. and Chulze , S. 2005 . ‘Aspergillus flavus Population Isolated from Soil of Argentina's Peanut-Growing Region. Sclerotia Production and Toxigenic Profile’ . Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture , 85 : 2349 – 2353 .
  • Bennett , J.W. and Goldblatt , L.A. 1973 . ‘The Isolation of Mutants of Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus with Altered Aflatoxin Producing Ability’ . Sabouraudia , 11 : 235 – 241 .
  • Blankenship , P.D. , Cole , R.J. , Sanders , T.H. and Hill , R.A. 1984 . ‘Effect of Geocarposphere Temperature on Pre-Harvest Colonization of Drought-Stressed Peanuts by Aspergillus flavus and Subsequent Aflatoxin Contamination’ . Mycopathologia , 85 : 69 – 74 .
  • Cole , R.J. , and Dorner , J.W. ( 2001 ), ‘Biological Control Formulations Containing Spores of Nontoxigenic Strains of Fungi for Toxin Control of Food Crops’ , U.S. Patent 6,306,386, 23 October 2001 .
  • Cotty , P.J. 1989 . ‘Virulence and Cultural Characteristics of Two Aspergillus flavus Strains Pathogenic on Cotton’ . Phytopathology , 79 : 808 – 814 .
  • Cotty , P.J. 1994 . ‘Influence of Field Application of an Atoxigenic Strain of Aspergillus flavus on the Populations of A. flavus Infecting Cotton Bolls and on the Aflatoxin Content of Cottonseed’ . Phytopathology , 84 : 1270 – 1277 .
  • Cotty , P.J. and Bayman , P. 1993 . ‘Competitive Exclusion of a Toxigenic Strain of Aspergillus flavus by an Atoxigenic Strain’ . Phytopathology , 83 : 1283 – 1287 .
  • Cotty , P.J. and Cardwell , K.F. 1999 . ‘Divergence of West African and North American Communities of Aspergillus section Flavi’ . Applied and Environmental Microbiology , 65 : 2264 – 2266 .
  • Cullen , J.M. and Newberne , P.M. 1994 . “ ‘Acute Hepatotoxicity of Aflatoxins’ ” . In The Toxicology of Aflatoxins: Human Health, Veterinary, and Agricultural Significance , Edited by: Eaton , D.L. and Groopman , J.D. 3 – 26 . San Diego, CA : Academic Press .
  • Dorner , J.W. 2005 . “ ‘Biological Control of Aflatoxin Crop Contamination’ ” . In Aflatoxin and Food Safety , Edited by: Abbas , H.K. 333 – 352 . Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press .
  • Dorner , J.W. 2009 . ‘Development of Biocontrol Technology to Manage Aflatoxin Contamination in Peanuts’ . Peanut Science , 36 : 60 – 67 .
  • Dorner , J.W. and Cole , R.J. 2002 . ‘Effect of Application of Nontoxigenic Strains of Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus on Subsequent Aflatoxin Contamination of Peanuts in Storage’ . Journal of Stored Products Research , 38 : 329 – 339 .
  • Dorner , J.W. and Horn , B.W. 2007 . ‘Separate and Combined Applications of Nontoxigenic Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus for Biocontrol of Aflatoxin in Peanuts’ . Mycopathologia , 163 : 215 – 223 .
  • Dorner , J.W. , Cole , R.J. and Blankenship , P.D. 1992 . ‘Use of a Biocompetitive Agent to Control Preharvest Aflatoxin in Drought Stressed Peanuts’ . Journal of Food Protection , 55 : 888 – 892 .
  • Dorner , J.W. , Cole , R.J. and Blankenship , P.D. 1998 . ‘Effect of Inoculum Rate of Biological Control Agents on Preharvest Aflatoxin Contamination of Peanuts’ . Biological Control , 12 : 171 – 176 .
  • Dorner , J.W. , Cole , R.J. and Wicklow , D.T. 1999 . ‘Aflatoxin Reduction in Corn through Field Application of Competitive Fungi’ . Journal of Food Protection , 62 : 650 – 656 .
  • Dowell , F.E. , Dorner , J.W. , Cole , R.J. and Davidson , J.I. Jr . 1990 . ‘Aflatoxin Reduction by Screening Farmers Stock Peanuts’ . Peanut Science , 17 : 6 – 8 .
  • Frisvad , J.C. , Skouboe , P. and Samson , R.A. 2005 . ‘Taxonomic Comparison of Three Different Groups of Aflatoxin Producers and a New Efficient Producer of Aflatoxin B1, Sterigmatocystin and 3-O-Methylsterigmatocystin, Aspergillus rambellii sp. nov.’ . Systematic and Applied Microbiology , 28 : 442 – 453 .
  • Geiser , D.M. , Dorner , J.W. , Horn , B.W. and Taylor , J.W. 2000 . ‘The Phylogenetics of Mycotoxin and Sclerotium Production in Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus oryzae’ . Fungal Genetics and Biology , 31 : 169 – 179 .
  • Horn , B.W. 2005 . ‘Colonization of Wounded Peanut Seeds by Soil Fungi: Selectivity for Species from Aspergillus section Flavi’ . Mycologia , 97 : 205 – 220 .
  • Horn , B.W. 2006 . ‘Relationship between Soil Densities of Aspergillus Species and Colonization of Wounded Peanut Seeds’ . Canadian Journal of Microbiology , 52 : 951 – 960 .
  • Horn , B.W. and Dorner , J.W. 1998 . ‘Soil Populations of Aspergillus Species from section Flavi along a Transect through Peanut-Growing Regions of the United States’ . Mycologia , 90 : 767 – 776 .
  • Horn , B.W. and Dorner , J.W. 1999 . ‘Regional Differences in Production of Aflatoxin B1 and Cyclopiazonic Acid by Soil Isolates of Aspergillus flavus along a Transect within the United States’ . Applied and Environmental Microbiology , 65 : 1444 – 1449 .
  • Horn , B.W. and Greene , R.L. 1995 . ‘Vegetative Compatibility within Populations of Aspergillus flavus, A. parasiticus, and A. tamarii from a Peanut Field’ . Mycologia , 87 : 324 – 332 .
  • Horn , B.W. , Dorner , J.W. , Greene , R.L. , Blankenship , P.D. and Cole , R.J. 1994 . ‘Effect of Aspergillus parasiticus Soil Inoculum on Invasion of Peanut Seeds’ . Mycopathologia , 125 : 179 – 191 .
  • Horn , B.W. , Greene , R.L. , Sobolev , V.S. , Dorner , J.W. , Powell , J.H. and Layton , R.C. 1996 . ‘Association of Morphology and Mycotoxin Production with Vegetative Compatibility Groups in Aspergillus flavus, A. parasiticus, and A. tamarii’ . Mycologia , 88 : 574 – 587 .
  • Lynch , R.E. 1984 . ‘Damage and Preference of Lesser Cornstalk Borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae for Peanut Pods in Different Stages of Maturity’ . Journal of Economic Entomology , 77 : 360 – 363 .
  • Lynch , R.E. and Mack , T.P. 1995 . “ ‘Biological and Biotechnical Advances for Insect Management in Peanut’ ” . In Advances in Peanut Science , Edited by: Pattee , H.E. and Stalker , H.T. 95 – 159 . Stillwater, OK : American Peanut Research and Education Society .
  • Lamb , M.C. and Sternitske , D.A. 2001 . ‘Cost of Aflatoxin to the Farmer, Buying Point, and Sheller Segments of the Southeast United States Peanut Industry’ . Peanut Science , 28 : 59 – 63 .
  • Payne , G.A. 1998 . “ ‘Process of Contamination by Aflatoxin-Producing Fungi and their Impact on Crops’ ” . In Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food Safety , Edited by: Sinha , K.K. and Bhatnagar , D. 279 – 306 . New York : Marcel Dekker .
  • Raper , K.B. and Fennell , D.I. 1965 . The Genus Aspergillus , Baltimore, MD : Williams and Wilkins .
  • Robens , J. and Cardwell , K.F. 2005 . “ ‘The Costs of Mycotoxin Management to the United States’ ” . In Aflatoxin and Food Safety , Edited by: Abbas , H.K. 1 – 12 . Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press .
  • Saito , M. and Tsuruta , O. 1993 . ‘A New Variety of Aspergillus flavus from Tropical Soil in Thailand and its Aflatoxin Productivity’ . Proceedings of the Japanese Association of Mycotoxicology , 37 : 31 – 36 .
  • Sanders , T.H. , Hill , R.A. , Cole , R.J. and Blankenship , P.D. 1981 . ‘Effect of Drought on Occurrence of Aspergillus flavus in Maturing Peanuts’ . Journal of the American Oil Chemists’, Society , 58 : 966A – 970A .
  • Sanders , T.H. , Cole , R.J. , Blankenship , P.D. and Hill , R.A. 1985 . ‘Relation of Environmental Stress Duration to Aspergillus flavus Invasion and Aflatoxin Production in Preharvest Peanuts’ . Peanut Science , 12 : 90 – 93 .
  • Sobolev , V.S. and Dorner , J.W. 2002 . ‘Cleanup Procedure for Determination of Aflatoxins in Major Agricultural Commodities by Liquid Chromatography’ . Journal of AOAC International , 85 : 642 – 645 .
  • Whitaker , T.B. , Dowell , F.E. , Hagler , W.M. Jr. , Giesbrecht , F.G. and Wu , J. 1994 . ‘Variability Associated with Sampling, Sample Preparation, and Chemical Testing for Aflatoxin in Farmers’ Stock Peanuts’ . Journal of AOAC International , 77 : 107 – 116 .
  • Williams , J.H. , Phillips , T.D. , Jolly , P.E. , Stiles , J.K. , Jolly , C.M. and Aggarwal , D. 2004 . ‘Human Aflatoxicosis in Developing Countries: A Review of Toxicology, Exposure, Potential Health Consequences, and Interventions’ . American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , 80 : 1106 – 1122 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.