Distribution of aflatoxigenic Aspergillus section Flavi in commercial poultry feed in Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 189 ◽  
pp. 18-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.N. Ezekiel ◽  
J. Atehnkeng ◽  
A.C. Odebode ◽  
R. Bandyopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Poultry Feed ◽  
Aspergillus Section Flavi ◽  
Commercial Poultry ◽  
Aspergillus Section

scholarly journals Toxigenicity and Phylogeny of Aspergillus section Flavi in poultry feed in Iran

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Soheil Ghaemmaghami ◽  
Nasrin Pashootan ◽  
Mehdi Razzaghi-Abyaneh
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Tree ◽  
Soybean Meal ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Poultry Feed ◽  
Aspergillus Section Flavi ◽  
Morphological Criteria ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Tlc Analysis ◽  
Aspergillus Section

Background and Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the presence of aflatoxigenic strains and level of aflatoxin in poultry feed. Aflatoxigenic strains were investigated in corn and soybean meal as the ingredients of poultry feed, as well as in two types of commercial feed, namely pellet and mash. The gene sequencing was performed to identify the species of Aspergillus section Flavi. Materials and Methods: All samples were randomly collected from feed storage silos located in Iran in 2018. The samples were cultured on specialized media for 2 weeks at 28ºC. Identification of Aspergillus section Flavi isolates was based on macro- and microscopic morphological criteria and molecular analysis. The thin-layer chromatography (TLC) was applied to confirm the aflatoxigenic isolates. In addition, the level of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) produced by these isolates was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. The strains were subjected to sequence analysis, and Bt2 PCR products were purified by the QIAquick PCR purification kit. At the final stage, the phylogenetic tree was built. Results: Among 54 isolates identified as Aspergillus section Flavi, 20 (37%) isolates were found to produce aflatoxin at a range of 11.28±1.18 to 2239.92±92.26 μg/g fungal dry weight. The aflatoxigenic isolates had the frequencies of 45%, 40%, 10%, and 5% in the corn, pellet, soybean meal, and mash samples, respectively. Furthermore, the mean concentrations of AFB1 were significantly higher in the corn samples (707.04±39.05) than that of other poultry feed samples (P<0.05). A total of 34 (63%) isolates were detected as non-aflatoxigenic on the yeast extract-sucrose broth in TLC analysis. The toxigenic isolates produced the highest (2232.62±55.49) and lowest (11.28±1.18) levels of AFB1 in the corn samples, compared to other feedstuffs. Furthermore, the mean level of AFB1 in mash product was 554.09±10.36 μg/g, compared to a mean level of 229.22±11.09 μg/g in pellets. The isolates were randomly selected, sequenced, and then analyzed. Subsequently, the phylogenetic tree of Aspergillus section Flavi was plotted. Conclusion: The process of converting raw ingredients to compound poultry feed is more hazardous when there is not enough time and temperature provided to eliminate aflatoxigenic isolates. Therefore, Aspergillus section Flavi in poultry feed can pose a threat to the poultry industry and poultry products, thereby affecting the health status of humans. Unprocessed/processed materials, such as corns and pelleted feed, need further monitoring, especially when conditions are not optimal for destroying the fungus.

Prevalence of Aspergillus species on selected Colombian animal feedstuffs and ability of Aspergillus section Flavi to produce aflatoxins

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Diaz ◽  
M. Lozano ◽  
A. Acuña
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Cottonseed Meal ◽  
Sunflower Seed ◽  
Seed Meal ◽  
Aspergillus Section Flavi ◽  
Wheat Middlings ◽  
Highperformance Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Animal Feedstuffs ◽  
Aflatoxin B ◽  
Aspergillus Section

A total of 57 samples of feedstuffs commonly used for animal nutrition in Colombia (maize, soybean, sorghum, cottonseed meal, sunflower seed meal, wheat middlings and rice) were analysed for Aspergillus contamination. Aspergillus fungi were identified at species level and their ability to produce aflatoxins was determined by highperformance liquid chromatography. A total of 31 of the feedstuffs analysed (54.4%) were found to contain Aspergillus spp. The most contaminated substrate was maize (100%) followed by cottonseed meal (80%), sorghum (60%) and wheat middlings (60%). Soybean showed lower levels of contamination (10%). No Aspergillus spp. could be isolated from rice or sunflower seed meal. Total Aspergillus strains isolated were 50, with 28 belonging to section Flavi (56%), 17 to section Nigri (34%), 4 to section Circumdati (8%) and 1 to section Fumigati (2%). Among section Flavi, 17 isolates were identified as A. flavus, seven as A. parasiticus, two as A. oryzae and two as A. tamarii. Production of aflatoxins by Aspergillus section Flavi was screened by liquid chromatography. About three quarters of the A. flavus strains (76.5%) produced aflatoxin B1 (0.2 to 240.4 µg/g) and aflatoxin B2 (0.2 to 1.6 µg/g), while all A. parasiticus strains produced the four naturally occurring aflatoxins (aflatoxin B1 from 0.6 to 83.5 µg/g, aflatoxin B2 from 0.3 to 4.8 µg/g, aflatoxin G1 from 0.4 to 19.3 µg/g and aflatoxin G2 from 0.1 to 1.0 µg/g). This is the first study demonstrating the presence of highly toxigenic Aspergillus fungi in Colombian animal feedstuffs.

Natural maize phytochemicals for control of maize mycoflora and aflatoxigenic fungi

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Nesci ◽  
S. Marín ◽  
M. Etcheverry ◽  
V. Sanchis
Keyword(s):  
Ferulic Acid ◽  
Incubation Period ◽  
Cinnamic Acid ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Aspergillus Section Flavi ◽  
Aflatoxigenic Fungi ◽  
Incubation Periods ◽  
Maize Grain ◽  
Aflatoxin B ◽  
Aspergillus Section

This research was undertaken to evaluate the effects of the natural phytochemicals trans-cinnamic acid (CA) alone at concentrations of 20 and 25 mM, ferulic acid (FA) at concentration of 30 mM and two mixtures, CA-FA (20+30 mM) and CA-FA (25+30 mM) on natural maize mycoflora, Aspergillus section Flavi population and aflatoxin B1 production. These studies were carried out in maize grain in relation to a water activity of 0.99, 0.97 and 0.94. CA at 25 mM and the mixture CA-FA (25+30 mM) were the most effective treatments at inhibiting natural maize mycoflora at all aw assayed after 11 and 35 days of incubation at 25 °C. In general, 20 mM CA caused complete inhibition of Aspergillus section Flavi population at all aw values tested during all incubation period without an additional inoculum. 20 mM CA and 25 mM CA showed the major inhibitory effect on aflatoxin B1 accumulation of control and Aspergillus section Flavi additionally inoculated during all incubation periods. The data showed that CA and FA could be considered as effective fungitoxicants for natural maize mycoflora and aflatoxigenic fungi in the aw range 0.99 to 0.94. The information obtained shows promise for controlling aflatoxigenic fungi in stored maize.

scholarly journals Aflatoxin B and G contamination in imported peanuts and Aspergillus section Flavi of the causing fungi

2008 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiyoshi OKANO ◽  
Tsuneyoshi TOMITA ◽  
Yuko KUMEDA ◽  
Keiko MATSUMARU ◽  
Masakatsu ICHINOE
Keyword(s):  
Aspergillus Section Flavi ◽  
Aflatoxin B ◽  
Aspergillus Section

Aspergillus pseudotamarii, a new aflatoxin producing species in Aspergillus section Flavi

2001 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoko Ito ◽  
Stephen W. Peterson ◽  
Donald T. Wicklow ◽  
Tetsuhisa Goto
Keyword(s):  
Aspergillus Section Flavi ◽  
Aspergillus Section

Mold Counts and Aspergillus Section Flavi Populations in Rice and Its By-Products from the Philippines

2005 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANTHONY C. SALES ◽  
TAKUMI YOSHIZAWA
Keyword(s):  
Brown Rice ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Rice Hull ◽  
Aspergillus Section Flavi ◽  
Polished Rice ◽  
Settled Dust ◽  
Rough Rice ◽  
Rice Milling ◽  
By Products ◽  
Aspergillus Section

Mold counts and Aspergillus section Flavi populations in rice and its by-products from the Philippines were examined. The average mold counts of rough rice, brown rice, and locally produced polished rice were 4.1 × 103, 1.0 × 103, and 1.1 × 103 CFU/g, respectively. Average Aspergillus section Flavi counts of the same samples were 3.0 × 102, 1.1 × 102, and 2.6 × 102 CFU/g, respectively. Twenty-seven percent of mold isolates from rough rice, polished rice, and brown rice were section Flavi spp., 31% of which were toxigenic. No section Flavi isolates were obtained from imported rice samples from Thailand and Vietnam. Aspergillus section Flavi was also isolated from rice hull, rice bran, and settled dust from rice milling operations. Toxigenic isolates of both Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus were present in at least one sample of each type of rice and rice by-product except settled dust. Aflatoxins produced in vitro by the isolates ranged from &lt;1 μg/kg to 6,227 μg/kg. A. flavus isolates produced only B aflatoxins, whereas A. parasiticus isolates produced both B and G aflatoxins. Although total mold counts of Philippine rice and its by-products are within tolerable limits, the establishment of maximum limits in counts of potentially aflatoxigenic species in foods and feeds is important because the mere presence of toxin producers is considered a possible risk factor. The results of this research illustrate the need for strict monitoring of rice during both storage and marketing, especially in warm and humid seasons when infestation and consequent production of aflatoxins by Aspergillus section Flavi is expected.

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