黄曲霉菌株的筛选和产毒能力鉴定

本研究从发霉粮食中分离出数株黄曲霉菌菌株,并进行了形态学和分子生物学鉴定。为了探究分离菌株与黄曲霉标准菌株之间产毒能力的差异,通过对分离菌株和黄曲霉标准菌株进行发酵培养和HPLC测定,分析确定产毒能力。结果表明黄曲霉菌株之间产毒能力差异巨大：黄曲霉菌株3.4408产毒量很高,黄曲霉菌株HDWH产毒量很低,黄曲霉菌株3.2572甚至不产生黄曲霉毒素;产生黄曲霉毒素菌株中部分黄曲霉菌株产生四种黄曲霉毒素AFB1、AFB2、AFG1、AFG2,黄曲霉菌株HDWS只产生黄曲霉毒素AFB1、AFB2。     

西藏高原粮油作物曲霉菌污染及菌株产毒力研究

为探明西藏高原粮油作物曲霉菌污染状况及黄曲霉菌产毒能力,连续5年对西藏青稞、小麦、花生3种作物中曲霉菌污染情况进行分析,并对其分离到的黄曲霉菌株开展产毒力研究,结果表明,204份样品中,共分离出15种曲霉菌,曲霉菌污染率呈花生>青稞>小麦。青稞、小麦中曲霉属优势种均为黑曲霉(Aspergillus niger),真菌毒素主要为杂色曲霉毒素和赭曲霉毒素;花生优势种为黄曲霉(A.flavus);仅受黄曲霉毒素污染。来源于不同作物的黄曲霉菌,其产毒类型也有差异,麦类作物产毒菌株以产黄曲霉毒素B₁(AFB₁)、黄曲霉毒素B₂(AFB₂)为主;花生产毒菌株以产AFB₁、AFB₂、AFG₁、AFG₂为主。     

稻谷中产黄曲霉毒素菌株的筛选与鉴定

采用传统微生物筛选方法,及ELISA与PCR相结合的方法,对稻谷中污染主要霉菌进行分析,并从中筛选出4株优势菌株进行产毒试验,获得2株产毒能力较高菌株,对其中产毒能力最强的4号菌株做进一步的分子鉴定,结果与黄曲霉菌的同源性达到100%,通过聚类分析,结合形态学和分子生物学鉴定结果,该试验筛选到的产黄曲霉毒素菌株为黄曲霉菌(A.flavus)。     

HPLC-MS/MS法测定曲霉菌代谢物中黄曲霉毒素及同系物

建立了同时检测曲霉菌代谢物中黄曲霉毒素和同系物的高效液相色谱-线性离子阱质谱测定方法。产黄曲霉毒素B1(AFB1)寄生曲霉(菌株3.124)经PDA固体培养基培养,提取净化后经线性离子阱(QTrap)质量分析器分析(正离子模式,多反应检测),以AFB1二级碎片(MS2)信息和其同系物分子式信息预测代谢物MRM方法,检出3.124代谢物中黄曲霉毒素B2(AFB2)、黄曲霉毒素G1(AFG1)、黄曲霉毒素G2(AFG2)、O-甲基杂色曲霉素(MST)、杂色曲霉素(ST)5种真菌毒素,并用标准品进行了确证。结果表明,AFB2和AFG2在0.5μg/L~40μg/L,其它4种代谢物在0.2μg/L~40μg/L范围内线型关系良好,相关系数均大于0.99。本方法 6种代谢物日内回收率81.3%~92.3%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为3.4%~6.2%;日间回收率82.1%~91.7%,RSD为3.8%~7.7%。该方法为快速检测霉菌代谢物中的同系物提供新的方法。     

利用液相色谱对原粮的真菌毒素检测——HPLC法测定玉米赤霉烯酮

<正>真菌毒素是一种真菌产生的有毒代谢产物。常见的污染粮食的真菌毒素包括:玉米赤霉烯酮(zearalenone,ZEN)、赭曲霉毒素A(ochratoxin A,OTA)、黄曲霉毒素B1(aflatoxins,AFB1)、黄曲霉毒素B2(AFB2)、黄曲霉毒素G1(AFG1)、黄曲霉毒素G2(AFG2)、呕吐毒素(deoxynivalenol,DON)以及T-2毒素等。根据大量研究文献及实验室的长期监测数据,出现很多粮食中同时遭到多种真菌毒素污染的情况。在基层实验室检测仪器配置情况的基础上,我国     

中高温大曲中黄曲霉的分离鉴定及其安全性初步研究

采用传统微生物分离手段从中高温大曲中分离纯化得到黄曲霉菌株NJSYS-15。通过菌落观察、镜检以及分子生物学手段得知其为黄曲霉属;利用AFPA培养基验证其产毒能力,采用酶联免疫法对其产黄曲霉毒素B1进行定量检测,结果表明,其在液态发酵进行到9 d时,黄曲霉毒素B1达到最高值13.6μg/kg。在进行固态模拟发酵时,黄曲霉菌株的接种量加大至10‰,黄曲霉毒素B1含量为3.2μg/kg,仍在国家标准限制以内。     

粮油中黄曲霉毒素检测研究

正黄曲霉毒素(AFT)是由黄曲霉和寄生曲霉在温度、湿度合适的条件下产生的真菌毒素,其存在对人体具有极强的致癌、致畸等危害,包括AFB1、AFB2、AFG 1、AFG 2等~([1,2])。全世界每年约有1/4的食品会受到黄曲霉毒素的污染,花生、玉米等原料在生产、运输中易受黄曲霉毒素的污染~([3])。现有免疫亲和柱净化-高效液     

槲皮素抑制黄曲霉毒素产生的机制初探

研究发现茶叶中的茶多酚单体普遍具有抑制黄曲霉毒素B1(AFB1)产生的活性,而槲皮素的抑毒活性要高于等浓度下儿茶素类茶多酚。为了解槲皮素抑制黄曲霉毒素产生的分子机制,对黄曲霉菌的抗氧化系统、毒素产生的相关基因进行了分析。试验结果显示槲皮素处理能后降低黄曲霉菌内的ROS水平,降低MDA含量。RT-PCR结果证实槲皮素能够激活抗氧化系统转录因子Yap1,导致黄曲霉体内的抗氧化酶系统活性的增加,POD、CAT、SOD都得到了显著的提高,这很可能是槲皮素抑制AFB1产生的关键因素;槲皮素能同时下调AflR与AflS的表达,而AflS能够通过结合AflR调控产毒基因的表达,这很可能是槲皮素抑制AFB1产生的核心分子机制,这种机制也与其激活抗氧化系统缓解菌体内氧化胁迫的作用相对应。以上结果表明槲皮素作为一种高效的黄曲霉毒素合成抑制剂,将对提高食品安全保障具有较高的应用价值。     

贵州秋季栽培不同荞麦品种成熟期果实中黄曲霉及其毒素的分离与鉴定

本研究以贵阳秋季栽培的2个米苦荞(F.tataricum,贵米苦荞18-1号和贵黑米苦荞12号)、2个多苦荞(F.tatari-cymosum,贵多苦荞003C和贵多苦荞60)、2个甜荞(F.esculentum,贵红花甜荞2号和1412-1)、2个常规苦荞(F.tataricum,定苦荞1号和六苦2017)为材料。对其成熟期种子果壳和籽粒进行了黄曲霉分离鉴定,并采用高效液相色谱法对所有品种果壳和籽粒中分离出的黄曲霉菌株进行AFB₁、AFB₂、AFG₁和AFG₂毒素的检测。结果表明,所有品种果壳中均没有分离出黄曲霉菌落;4类荞麦籽粒中仅米苦荞分离出了黄曲霉菌落,共分离出4株黄曲霉菌株。其中贵米苦荞18-1号黄曲霉带菌率为1.56%,贵黑米苦荞12号黄曲霉带菌率为0.78%。分离菌株形态学和ITS序列扩增产物测序结果与已知黄曲霉菌序列完全一致。毒素检测结果表明不同品种之间产毒素差异显著,所有品种籽粒中只有米苦荞中检出4种毒素,贵米苦荞18-1号产AFB₁最高为(5.861±0.055) μg/kg、AFB₂最少为(1.605±0.052) μg/kg,贵黑米苦荞12号产AFB₁最高为(14.475±0.533) μg/kg、AFG₂最少为(3.393±0.151) μg/kg;籽粒产毒量远大于分离菌株产毒量;各分离出菌株之间产毒素能力差异显著,最大产AFT为(11.102±0.095) μg/kg、最小产AFT为(1.794±0.024) μg/kg。上述结果显示供试米苦荞籽粒带菌来源可能是由于果壳开裂籽粒外露后部分籽粒被直接侵染所致。所得结果可为米苦荞中黄曲霉抗性育种研究及荞麦种子的保存、运输、储藏等研究奠定基础。     

含水量对新疆鲜食核桃贮藏期黄曲霉生长及黄曲霉毒素M1积累的影响

目的:提高新疆鲜食核桃的贮藏安全性。方法:以新疆“新2”薄皮核桃为材料，无菌水接种为对照组，黄曲霉菌接种为试验组，将从自然霉变核桃上分离纯化出的黄曲霉菌人工接种至不同含水量(10%,15%,20%,25%,30%)的新疆薄皮鲜食核桃上，探究黄曲霉菌生长量及产毒变化情况。结果:最适宜黄曲霉菌生长繁殖并分泌黄曲霉毒素M₁的核桃含水量为15%;随着核桃含水量的升高，黄曲霉菌生长量呈先上升后下降趋势，但各含水量之间的生长量各不相同，且黄曲霉菌生长量与产生黄曲霉毒素M₁的量成正比。结论:原料的含水量与黄曲霉菌生长量及产生黄曲霉毒素M₁的量有着密切的关系。     

Occurrence of Aspergillus spp. and aflatoxin B1 in Malaysian foods used for human consumption

Malaysian population widely consumes the cereal-based foods, oilseeds, nuts, and spices in their daily diet. Mycotoxigenic fungi are well known to invade food products under storage conditions and produce mycotoxins that have threat to human and animal health. Therefore, determining toxigenic fungi and aflatoxin B(1) (AFB1) in foods used for human consumption is of prime importance to develop suitable management strategies and to minimize risk. Ninety-five food products marketed in Penang, Malaysia were randomly collected from different supermarkets and were analyzed for presence of Aspergillus spp. by agar plate assay and AFB1 by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A. flavus was the dominant fungi in all foods followed by A. niger. Fifty-five A. flavus strains were tested for their ability to produce aflatoxins on rice grain substrate. Thirty-six (65.4%) strains out of 55 produced AFB1 ranging from 1700 to 4400 μg/kg and 17 strains (31%) produced AFB2 ranging from 620 to 1670 μg/kg. Natural occurrence of AFB1 could be detected in 72.6% food products ranging from 0.54 to 15.33 μg/kg with a mean of 1.95 μg/kg. Maximum AFB1 levels were detected in peanut products ranging from 1.47 to 15.33 μg/kg. AFB1 levels detected in all food products were below the Malaysian permissible limits (<35 μg/kg). Aspergillus spp. and AFB1 was not detected in any cookies tested. Although this survey was not comprehensive, it provides valuable information on aflatoxin levels in foods marketed in Malaysia.     

Studies on Aspergillus section Flavi isolated from maize in northern Italy

In 2003, for the first time in Italy, significant problems arose with colonization and contamination of maize destined for animal feed with Aspergillus section Flavi and aflatoxins (AFs). This resulted in milk and derived products being contaminated with AFM(1) at levels above the legislative limit. There was little knowledge and experience of this problem in Italy. The objectives of this research were thus to study the populations of Aspergillus section Flavi in six northern Italian regions and obtain information on the relative role of the key species, ability to produce sclerotia, production of the main toxic secondary metabolites, aflatoxins and cyclopiazonic acid, and tolerance of key environmental parameters. A total of 70 strains were isolated and they included the toxigenic species A. flavus and A. parasiticus. A. flavus was dominant in the populations studied, representing 93% of the strains. Seventy percent of strains of Aspergillus section Flavi produced AFs, with 50% of strains also producing cyclopiazonic acid. Sixty-two percent of A. flavus strains and 80% of A. parasiticus were able to produce sclerotia at 30 degrees C. Using 5/2 agar, only 1 strain developed S sclerotia and 19 L sclerotia. With regard to ecological studies, growth of Aspergillus section Flavi was optimal at between 25 and 30 degrees C, while AFB(1) production was optimal at 25 degrees C. Regarding water availability (water activity, a(w)), 0.99 a(w) was optimal for both growth and AFs production, while the only aflatoxin produced in the driest condition tested (0.83 a(w)) was AFB(1). This information will be very useful in identifying regions at risk in northern Italy by linking climatic regional information to levels of fungal contamination present and potential for aflatoxin production in maize destined for animal feed. This would be beneficial as part of a prevention strategy for minimising AFs in this product.     

山苍子精油抑制黄曲霉菌的生长和产毒作用研究

山苍子精油是一种纯天然植物精油,本文研究了其对黄曲霉生长、代谢和毒素产生的抑制作用,探讨了山苍子精油对黄曲霉菌的抑菌能力和作用机理。本研究将花生放置于自然环境染菌并分离纯化目标菌,采用形态学并结合ITS序列法进行菌株分类鉴定;结合抑菌圈、抑菌率和最低抑菌浓度(MIC)的测定探讨山苍子精油对黄曲霉菌的抑制能力;进行了山苍子精油影响黄曲霉孢子萌发率、生长曲线和黄曲霉毒素B1产生的实验研究;从细胞膜渗透性、细胞酶活性的变化探讨了山苍子精油抑制黄曲霉的作用机理。实验结果表明:从腐败花生中分离筛选出菌株HB₂,经ITS序列法鉴定为黄曲霉(Aspergillus flavus);黄曲霉素测定结果显示其含有黄曲霉素B1(AFB1),质量浓度为3.4×10³μg·kg^-1(纯湿菌体);抑菌圈随精油浓度的增大明显变大,对黄曲霉的最低抑菌体积分数(MIC)为0.800μL·mL^-1;孢子萌发率、牙管长度、黄曲霉菌体的生长量和AFB1的浓度随培养液中精油浓度的增大呈显著下降趋势,当山苍子精油浓度为0.100μL·mL     

Rapid detection of aflatoxin-producing strains of the Aspergillus flavus group isolated from mixed feed and cereal grain in Spain

A total of 133 samples (mixed feeds and cereal grains) were examined in order to detect the incidence of strains of the Aspergillus flavus group. The ability to produce aflatoxin was tested in all strains isolated on cracked rice, aflatoxin-producing-ability (APA) medium and glucose-yeast extract agar (GYA) medium. Ten out of the 67 isolations were aflatoxin-producing strains in rice and GYA medium; only three of them were aflatoxin-positive on the APA test. Of those isolated 95% were identified as A. flavus. The GYA medium is the most efficient and easiest way to detect B₁, B₂, G₁ and G₂ aflatoxin-producing-strains.     

Natural and in vitro coproduction of cyclopiazonic acid and aflatoxins

Eighty samples of animal feeds of different origins were screened for the natural co-occurrence of cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) and aflatoxins in Portugal. Forty-five strains of Aspergillus flavus were collected from those samples and studied for their ability to produce these mycotoxins, in vitro. CPA was detected by thin-layer chromatography using Erhlich's reagent for confirmation. Aflatoxins were determined by high-pressure liquid chromatography with postcolumn iodination. Only 5 of the 80 samples (6.2%) were naturally contaminated with cyclopiazonic acid (0.16 mg/kg) and 36 (45.0%) with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) (from 0.001 to 0.016 mg/kg). An in vitro study of the 45 strains of A. flavus was performed in cracked corn at 25 degrees C (water activity, a(w) = 0.96), incubated for 21 days to CPA production. For in vitro production of aflatoxins, the same substrate was incubated at 28 degrees C for 14 days. Nineteen of the strains (42.2%) produced CPA (ranging from 0.5 to 1.45 mg of CPA/kg) and 23 of them (51.1%) produced AFB1 (from 0.001 to 0.844 mg/kg). Only 10 isolates (22.2%) produced both CPA and AFB1 (0.05 to 0.10 mg/kg and 0.001 to 0.230 mg/kg, respectively). Thirteen strains did not produce either CPA nor AFB1.     

Aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in stored barley grain in Spain and impact of PCR-based strategies to assess the occurrence of aflatoxigenic and ochratoxigenic Aspergillus spp

Contamination of barley by moulds and mycotoxins results in quality and nutritional losses and represents a significant hazard to the food chain. The presence of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), B2 (AFB2), G1 (AFG1) and G2 (AFG2) and ochratoxin A (OTA) in stored barley in Spain has been studied. Species-specific PCR assays were used for detection of Aspergillus flavus, A. parasiticus, A. ochraceus, A. steynii, A. westerdijkiae, A. carbonarius and A. niger aggregate in mycotoxin-positive barley samples at different incubation times (0, 1 and 2 days). Classical enumeration techniques (CFU/g) in different culture media for evaluation of Aspergillus in sections Flavi, Circumdati and Nigri were also used. One hundred and five barley kernel samples were collected in Spanish grain stores from 2008 to 2010, and analyzed using a previously optimized method involving accelerated solvent extraction, cleanup by immunoaffinity column, liquid chromatographic separation, post-column derivatization with iodine and fluorescence detection. Twenty-nine samples were contaminated with at least one of the studied mycotoxins. AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2, and OTA were detected in 12.4%, 2.9%, 4.8%, 2.9%, and 20% of the samples, respectively. Aflatoxins and OTA co-occurred in 4.8% of the samples. Maximum mycotoxin levels (ng/g) were 0.61 (AFB1), 0.06 (AFB2), 0.26 (AFG1), 0.05 (AFG2), and 2.0 (OTA). The results of PCR assays indicated the presence of all the studied species, except A. westerdijkiae. The PCR assays showed high levels of natural contamination of barley with the studied species of Aspergillus which do not correspond to the expected number of CFU/g in the cultures. These results suggest that a high number of non-viable spores or hyphae may exist in the samples. This is the first study carried out on the levels of aflatoxins and OTA in barley grain in Spain. Likewise, this is the first report on the presence of aflatoxigenic and ochratoxigenic Aspergillus spp. in barley grain naturally contaminated with those mycotoxins using a species-specific PCR approach.     

Effect of Soybean Volatile Compounds on Aspergillus flavus Growth and Aflatoxin Production

ABSTRACT:  Soybean homogenates produced volatile compounds upon exposure to lipase. These induced volatiles were identified by SPME. Seventeen volatile compounds identified by SPME were chosen for determination of their ability to inhibit Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin B₁ (AFB1) production in a solid media assay. These volatiles included aldehydes, alcohols, ketones, and furans. Of the tested compounds, the aldehydes showed the greatest inhibition of fungal growth and AFB1 production. These compounds inhibited up to 100% of the observed growth and AFB1 production as compared to the controls. The greatest activity by the aldehydes to disrupt growth was ranked as follows: 2,4 hexadienal > benzaldehyde > 2-octenal > ( E )-2-heptenal > octanal > ( E )-2-hexenal > nonanal > hexanal. The greatest activity by the aldehydes to reduce AFB1 was ranked as follows: ( E )-2-hexenal > 2,4 hexadienal > ( E )-2-heptenal > hexanal > nonanal. ( E )-2-hexenal and ( E )-2-heptenal were tested further in an A. flavus -inoculated corn kernel assay. Both compounds prevented colonization by A. flavus and eliminated AFB1 production when exposed to compound volumes < 10 μL as also shown in the solid media assay. The results suggest that soybeans react to lipase by production of potent antifungal volatiles.     

Polymerase chain reaction-mediated characterization of molds belonging to the Aspergillus flavus group and detection of Aspergillus parasiticus in peanut kernels by a multiplex polymerase chain reaction

The Aspergillus flavus group covers species of A. flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus as aflatoxin producers and Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus sojae as koji molds. Genetic similarity among these species is high, and aflatoxin production of a culture may be affected by cultivation conditions and substrate composition. Therefore, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-mediated method of detecting the aflatoxin-synthesizing genes to indicate the degree of risk a genotype has of being a phenotypic producer was demonstrated. In this study, 19 strains of the A. flavus group, including A. flavus, A. parasiticus, A. oryzae, A. sojae, and one Aspergillus niger, were subjected to PCR testing in an attempt to detect four genes, encoding for norsolorinic acid reductase (nor-1), versicolorin A dehydrogenase (ver-1), sterigmatocystin O-methyltransferase (omt-1), and a regulatory protein (apa-2), involved in aflatoxin biosynthesis. Concurrently, the strains were cultivated in yeast-malt (YM) broth for aflatoxin detection. Fifteen strains were shown to possess the four target DNA fragments. With regard to aflatoxigenicity, all seven aflatoxigenic strains possessed the four DNA fragments, and five strains bearing less than the four DNA fragments did not produce aflatoxin. When peanut kernels were artificially contaminated with A. parasiticus and A. niger for 7 days, the contaminant DNA was extractable from a piece of cotyledon (ca. 100 mg), and when subjected to multiplex PCR testing using the four pairs of primers coding for the above genes, they were successfully detected. The target DNA fragments were detected in the kernels infected with A. parasiticus, and none was detected in the sound (uninoculated) kernels or in the kernels infected with A. niger.     

EFFECT OF GAMMA IRRADIATION ON AFLATOXIN B1 PRODUCTION BY ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS IN GROUND BEEF STORED AT 5C

The effect of γ-irradiation for controlling the production of aflatoxin B₁ by Aspergillus flavus in ground beef stored at 5C for 2 weeks was investigated. Aspergillus, Penicillium, Cladosporium, Mucor, Scopulariopsis, Candida and Rhodotorula were the most common fungal genera contaminating ground beef. A. flavus and A. niger were the most common Aspergillus spp. Aspergillus flavus isolates were able to produce aflatoxin B₁ in ground beef. Only 3 (20%) samples of ground beef were contaminated with aflatoxin B₁ (25–45 μg/Kg). Gamma irradiation dose levels resulted in an immediate reduction in the total numbers of A. flavus. No growth or aflatoxin B₁ production occurred at 1.50 kGy during storage.