This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of mixed culture with mycotoxigenic and non-mycotoxigenic fungi on mycotoxin production. For this work, Aspergillus flavus (aflatoxin producing strain), Aspergillus niger (non-mycotoxigenic strain) and Penicilhum griseofulvum (patulin producing strainvere cultured in 5 ml SLS medium for 15 days under single or mixed culture. Affatoxin was determined by direct competitive ELISA, whereas, patulin was measured by HPLC. The mycelial growth, pH and total acidity were also observed by general methods. The mycelial growth was slightly decreased in the mixed culture, meanwhile total acidity was increased and pH was shown lower than that in single culture. Aspergillus flavus produced 145 ㎍/ml of aflatoxin for 12 days single culture, but in mixed culture, aflatoxin was decreased to 93%, and was shown as 10.16 ㎍/ml level. Patulin production in mixed culture was also decreased to 69.3% and was shown only 23.72 ㎍/ml level as compared with in single culture.

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