Intrafungal distribution of aflatoxins among conidia and sclerotia of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus

Canadian Journal of Microbiology
D T Wicklow, O L Shotwell

Abstract

This research examines the distribution of aflatoxins among conidia and sclerotia of toxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus Link and Aspergillus parasiticus Speare cultured on Czapek agar (21 days, 28 degrees C). Total aflatoxin levels in conidia and sclerotia varied considerably both within (intrafungal) and among strains. Aspergillus flavus NRRL 6554 accumulated the highest levels of aflatoxin (conidia: B1, 84000 ppb; G1, 566000 ppb; sclerotia: B1, 135000 ppb; G1, 968000 ppb). Substantial aflatoxin levels in conidia could place at risk those agricultural workers exposed to dust containing large numbers of A. flavus conidia. Cellular ratios of aflatoxin B1 to aflatoxin G1 were nearly identical in conidia and sclerotia even though levels of total aflatoxins in these propagule types may have differed greatly. Aflatoxin G1 was detected in sclerotia of all A. flavus strains but in the conidia of only one strain. Each of the A. parasiticus strains examined accumulated aflatoxin G1 in both sclerotia and conidia. These results are examined in the context of current evolutionary theory predicting an increase in the chemical defense systems of fungal sclerotia, propagules critical to the survival of these organisms.

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