β-carotene inhibition of aflatoxin biosynthesis among Aspergillus flavus genotypes from illinois corn

Mycoscience

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-172

  Wicklow, Donald T ^a   Norton, Robert A ^a   McAlpin, Cesaria E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Corn; Genotype; carotene

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; BETA CAROTENE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENOTYPE; MAIZE; UNITED STATES;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS;

EID: 0032527464     PISSN: 13403540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02464055     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Association of Official Analytical Chemists. 1984. Official methods of analysis, (ed. by Williams, S.(, p. 447. Arlington, VA.
2. Campbell, K. W. and White, D. G. 1995. Evaluation of corn genotypes for resistance to Aspergillus ear rot, kernel infection, and aflatoxin production. Plant Disease 79: 1039-1045.
3. Dorner, J. W., Cole, R. J., Yagen, B. and Christiansen, B. 1991. Bioregulation of preharvest aflatoxin contamination of peanuts: Role of stilbene phytoalexins. ACS Symposium Series (449), pp. 352-360. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington, D.C.
4. Griffin, G. J. and Garren, K. H. 1976. Colonization of rye green manure and peanut debris by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger group in field soils. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 32: 28-32.
5. Griffin, G. J., Garren, K. H. and Taylor, J. D. 1981. Influence of crop rotation and minimum tillage on the population of Aspergillus flavus group in peanut field soil. Plant Disease 65: 898-900.
6. Hesseltine, C. W., Shotwell, O. L., Smith, M. L., Ellis, J. J., Vandegraft, E. E. and Shannon, G. M. 1970. Production of various aflatoxins by strains of the Aspergillus flavus series. In: Proc. First U.S.-Japan. Conf. Toxic Micro-organisms, 1968, (ed. by Herzberg, M.), pp. 202-210. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
7. Joffe, A. A. 1969. Aflatoxin produced by 1,626 isolates of Aspergillus flavus from groundnut kernels and soils in Israel. Nature 221: 492.
8. King, S. B. and Wallin, J. R. 1983. Methods for screening corn for resistance to kernel infection and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus. In: Aflatoxin and Aspergillus flavus in corn. Southern Cooperative Series Bull. 279, (ed. by Diener, U. L., Dickens, J. W. and Asquith, R. L.), pp. 77-80. Alabama Agr. Exp. Sta., Auburn University, Alabama.
9. Lussenhop, J. and Wicklow, D. T. 1990. Nitidulid beetles (Nitidulidae: Coleoptera) as vectors of Aspergillus flavus in pre-harvest maize. Trans. Mycol. Soc. Japan 31: 63-74.
10. McAlpin, C. E. and Mannarelli, B. 1995. Construction and characterization of a DNA probe for distinguishing strains of Aspergillus flavus. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61: 1068-1072.
11. Norton, R. A. 1995. A novel glass fiber disc culture system for testing of small amounts of compounds on growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus. Mycopathologia 129: 103-109.
12. 1 synthesis by Aspergillus flavus. Phytopathology 87: 814-821.
13. Olanya, O. M., Hoyos, G. M., Tiffany, L. H. and McGee, D.C. 1997. Waste corn as a point source of inoculum tor Aspergillus flavus in the corn agroecosystem. Plant Disease 81: 576-581.
14. Pattee, H. E. and Purcell, A. E. 1967. Carotenoid pigments of peanut oil. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 44: 328-330.
15. Pattee, H. E., Purcell, A. E. and Johns, E. B. 1969. Changes in carotenoid and oil content during maturation of peanut seeds. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 46: 629-631.
16. Payne, G. A. 1992. Aflatoxin in maize. Critical Rev. Plant Sci. 10: 423-440.
17. Reddy, T. V., Viswanathan, L. and Venkitasubramanian, T. A. 1971. High aflatoxin production on a chemically defined medium. Appl. Microbiol. 22: 6293-6396.
18. Schroeder, H. W. and Boller, R. A. 1973. Aflatoxin production of species and strains of the Aspergillus flavus group isolated from field crops. Appl. Microbiol. 25: 885-889.
19. Scott, G. E., Zummo, N., Lillehoj, E. B., Widstrom, N. W., Kang, M. S., West, D. R., Payne, G. A., Cleveland, T. E., Calvert, O. H. and Fortnum, B. A. 1991. Aflatoxin in corn hybrids field inoculated with Aspergillus flavus. Agro. J. 83: 595-598.
20. Shearer, J. F., Sweets, L. E., Baker, N. K. and Tiffany, L. H. 1992. A study of Aspergillus flavus/parasiticus in Iowa crop fields: 1988-1900. Plant Disease 76: 19-22.
21. Vandegraft, E. E., Hesseltine, C. W. and Shotwell, O. L. 1975. Grain preservatives: Effect on aflatoxin and ochratoxin production. Cereal Chem. 52: 79-84.
22. Wicklow, D. T., McAlpin, C. E. and Platis, C. E. 1998. Characterization of the Aspergillus flavus population within an Illinois corn field. Mycol. Res. (In press.)
23. Wicklow, D. T., Shotwell, O. L. and Adams, G. L. 1981. Use of aflatoxin-producing ability medium to distinguish aflatoxin-producing strains of Aspergillus flavus. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 41: 697-699.
24. Wicklow, D. T., Wilson, D. M. and Nelson, T. E. 1993. Survival of Aspergillus flavus sclerotia and conidia buried in soil in Illinois and Georgia. Phytopathology 83: 1141-1147.
25. Zsolt, J., Schneider, G. and Matkovics, B. 1963. Carotenoid changes in different maize varieties during ripening. Can. J. Biochem. Physiol. 41: 481-486.
26. Zuber, M. S., Lillehoj, E. B. and Renfro, B. L. (eds.). 1987. Aflatoxin in maize: A proceedings of the workshop. CIMMYT, Mexico, D.F.
27. Zummo, N. and Scott, G. E. 1990. Relative aggressiveness of Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus on maize in Mississippi. Plant Disease 74: 798-981.