ISSN:
1573-0832
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract In liquid cultures growing and stationary phase cells ofFlavobacterium aurantiacum NRRL B-184 eliminated aflatoxin M1. Toxin concentrations of 15µg/ml and 37.5µg/ml interfered with bacterial growth, and at the higher level 4.4µg M1 was removed from the growth medium by a milligram (dry weight) of bacteria. Toxin was completely removed from the liquid medium by incubating 5 × 1010 resting cells per milliliter with 8µg/ml of aflatoxin M1 for 4 h. Attempted recovery of M1 from cells following incubation of the bacteria with the toxin demonstrated that the M1 was essentially nonextractable. Bacterial cells also removed aflatoxin M1 from toxin-contaminated milk.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02051973
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