Aflatoxin B(1) degradation by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and other microbes selected using coumarin medium.

ABSTRACT: Aflatoxin B(1) (AFB(1)) is one of the most harmful mycotoxins in animal production and food industry. A safe, effective and environmentally sound detoxification method is needed for controlling this toxin. In this study, 65 samples were screened from various sources with vast microbial populations using a newly developed medium containing coumarin as the sole carbon source. Twenty five single-colony bacterial isolates showing AFB(1) reduction activity in a liquid culture medium were selected from the screen. Isolate 35-3, obtained from tapir feces and identified to be Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, reduced AFB(1) by 82.5% after incubation in the liquid medium at 37 degrees C for 72 h. The culture supernatant of isolate 35-3 was able to degrade AFB(1) effectively, whereas the viable cells an

SUBMITTER: Guan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2635738 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature