Research Article
Use of Selected Essential Oils to Control Aflatoxin Contaminated Stored Cashew and Detection of Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Gene
Table 2
Detection of aflatoxins produced by Aspergillus spp. isolates from cashews via UV light.
| | Region | Isolates code | Aspergillus spp. | Culture media |
| | Yeast extract | Czapek-Dox agar | PDA + NaCl |
| | Riyadh | RC1 | A. niger | − | − | − | | Riyadh | RC2 | A. niger | − | − | − | | Riyadh | RC3 | A. niger | − | − | − | | Riyadh | RC4 | A. flavus | + | + | + | | Riyadh | RC5 | A. flavus | − | + | − | | Riyadh | RC6 | A. flavus | − | − | − | | Riyadh | RC 7 | A. flavus | − | − | − | | Riyadh | RC8 | A. flavus | − | − | − | | Riyadh | RC9 | A. flavus | − | − | − | | Riyadh | RC10 | A. parasiticus | + | + | + | | Riyadh | RC11 | A. parasiticus | − | − | − | | Dammam | DC1 | A. niger | − | − | − | | Dammam | DC2 | A. niger | − | − | − | | Dammam | DC3 | A. niger | − | − | − | | Dammam | DC4 | A. niger | − | − | − | | Dammam | DC5 | A. parasiticus | + | − | − | | Dammam | DC6 | A. parasiticus | − | + | − | | Dammam | DC7 | A. flavus | + | − | − | | Dammam | DC8 | A. flavus | + | − | − | | Dammam | DC9 | A. flavus | − | − | − | | Dammam | DC10 | A. flavus | − | − | − | | Dammam | DC11 | A. flavus | − | − | − | | Dammam | DC12 | A. flavus | − | − | − | | Abha | AC1 | A. flavus | − | − | − | | Abha | AC2 | A. flavus | + | − | − | | Abha | AC3 | A. flavus | − | − | − | | Abha | AC4 | A. flavus | + | − | − | | Abha | AC5 | A. flavus | − | − | − | | Abha | AC6 | A. niger | − | − | − | | Abha | AC7 | A. niger | − | − | − | | Abha | AC8 | A. niger | − | − | − | | Abha | AC9 | A. parasiticus | − | − | + | | Abha | AC10 | A. parasiticus | + | + | − |
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