Studies on Aspergillus flavus-I. Factors influencing radiation resistance of non-germinating conidia

Padwal-Desai, S. R. ; Ghanekar, A. S. ; Sreenivasan, A. (1976) Studies on Aspergillus flavus-I. Factors influencing radiation resistance of non-germinating conidia Environmental and Experimental Botany, 16 (1). pp. 45-51. ISSN 0098-8472

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Abstract

In vitro studies were conducted on conidia of Aspergillus flavus Link (aflatoxin producing) and Aspergillus flavus oryzae (non-toxigenic) strains isolated and identified in this laboratory. These strains differed in resistance to heat and gamma radiation, the toxigenic strain being more resistant to both treatments. Results of tests on dose-modifying factors indicated that composition, temperature and pH of suspending media affected radiation resistance. On the other hand, the size of the initial population and the age of the conidia did not influence the radiation resistance of either strain. Studies on thermal inactivation of the conidia suggested that the temperature employed was more important than the time of heat treatment. Conidia of both strains showed a synergistic effect of combined heat and radiation treatments, although a heat-radiation sequence was more effective than a radiation-heat sequence.

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