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Temperature, water activity and gas composition effects on the growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus on paddy

The main aim of this study was to evaluate the combined effects of temperature with water activity (aw) and CO2 with aw on the growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus Link on paddy. The effects of temperature (20–30 °C) and aw (0.92–0.98) on the relationship between colony diameter and...

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Main Authors: Mousa, Wael, Mohd.Ghazali, Farinazleen, Selamat, Jinap, Mohd Ghazali, Hasanah, Radu, Son, Abd El-Raziq, Salama
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Published: Elsevier 2016
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spelling my.upm.eprints.529312018-04-30T13:51:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52931/ Temperature, water activity and gas composition effects on the growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus on paddy Mousa, Wael Mohd.Ghazali, Farinazleen Selamat, Jinap Mohd Ghazali, Hasanah Radu, Son Abd El-Raziq, Salama The main aim of this study was to evaluate the combined effects of temperature with water activity (aw) and CO2 with aw on the growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus Link on paddy. The effects of temperature (20–30 °C) and aw (0.92–0.98) on the relationship between colony diameter and aflatoxin production, and the influence of aw (0.92–0.98) and CO2 (20–80%) on the growth and toxin production were studied using full factorial design. Colony diameters were regularly measured and aflatoxins were periodically analyzed using HPLC with fluorescence detector. The growth and aflatoxin formation increased with aw at the temperatures studied, and toxin production was positively correlated with the incubation time and colony diameter. Except at 0.92 aw, as much as 80% CO2 failed to inhibit the growth of fungi completely. However, at all aw levels studied the growth parameters as estimated by Baranyi function and aflatoxin were affected by the increment in CO2 where growth rates and aflatoxin were negatively correlated with CO2 while the lag phase durations were positively correlated with CO2. Under 0.98 aw, the atmosphere enriched with 20% and 80% CO2 lead to at least 59% and 88% reduction in growth and 47% and 97% in the toxin production, respectively. At 0.95 aw, the lag phases of both isolates in average increased by a factor of 1.7–12 when the CO2 levels in the headspace were between 20 and 80% compared to the control. The growth rate and lag phase durations under the modified atmospheres were successfully described using a polynomial equation (R2 > 0.97). The results of the study could form a basis of indicative guidelines on the possible control of A. flavus and aflatoxin in paddy during temporary storage prior to drying. Elsevier 2016-05 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52931/1/Temperature%2C%20water%20activity%20and%20gas%20composition%20effects%20on%20the%20growth%20and%20aflatoxin%20production%20by%20Aspergillus%20flavus%20on%20paddy.pdf Mousa, Wael and Mohd.Ghazali, Farinazleen and Selamat, Jinap and Mohd Ghazali, Hasanah and Radu, Son and Abd El-Raziq, Salama (2016) Temperature, water activity and gas composition effects on the growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus on paddy. Journal of Stored Products Research, 67. pp. 49-55. ISSN 0022-474X; ESSN: 1879-1212 10.1016/j.jspr.2016.01.003
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description The main aim of this study was to evaluate the combined effects of temperature with water activity (aw) and CO2 with aw on the growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus Link on paddy. The effects of temperature (20–30 °C) and aw (0.92–0.98) on the relationship between colony diameter and aflatoxin production, and the influence of aw (0.92–0.98) and CO2 (20–80%) on the growth and toxin production were studied using full factorial design. Colony diameters were regularly measured and aflatoxins were periodically analyzed using HPLC with fluorescence detector. The growth and aflatoxin formation increased with aw at the temperatures studied, and toxin production was positively correlated with the incubation time and colony diameter. Except at 0.92 aw, as much as 80% CO2 failed to inhibit the growth of fungi completely. However, at all aw levels studied the growth parameters as estimated by Baranyi function and aflatoxin were affected by the increment in CO2 where growth rates and aflatoxin were negatively correlated with CO2 while the lag phase durations were positively correlated with CO2. Under 0.98 aw, the atmosphere enriched with 20% and 80% CO2 lead to at least 59% and 88% reduction in growth and 47% and 97% in the toxin production, respectively. At 0.95 aw, the lag phases of both isolates in average increased by a factor of 1.7–12 when the CO2 levels in the headspace were between 20 and 80% compared to the control. The growth rate and lag phase durations under the modified atmospheres were successfully described using a polynomial equation (R2 > 0.97). The results of the study could form a basis of indicative guidelines on the possible control of A. flavus and aflatoxin in paddy during temporary storage prior to drying.
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author Mousa, Wael
Mohd.Ghazali, Farinazleen
Selamat, Jinap
Mohd Ghazali, Hasanah
Radu, Son
Abd El-Raziq, Salama
spellingShingle Mousa, Wael
Mohd.Ghazali, Farinazleen
Selamat, Jinap
Mohd Ghazali, Hasanah
Radu, Son
Abd El-Raziq, Salama
Temperature, water activity and gas composition effects on the growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus on paddy
author_facet Mousa, Wael
Mohd.Ghazali, Farinazleen
Selamat, Jinap
Mohd Ghazali, Hasanah
Radu, Son
Abd El-Raziq, Salama
author_sort Mousa, Wael
title Temperature, water activity and gas composition effects on the growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus on paddy
title_short Temperature, water activity and gas composition effects on the growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus on paddy
title_full Temperature, water activity and gas composition effects on the growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus on paddy
title_fullStr Temperature, water activity and gas composition effects on the growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus on paddy
title_full_unstemmed Temperature, water activity and gas composition effects on the growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus on paddy
title_sort temperature, water activity and gas composition effects on the growth and aflatoxin production by aspergillus flavus on paddy
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2016
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52931/1/Temperature%2C%20water%20activity%20and%20gas%20composition%20effects%20on%20the%20growth%20and%20aflatoxin%20production%20by%20Aspergillus%20flavus%20on%20paddy.pdf
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