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. 1983 Feb;54(1):109-14.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1983.tb01307.x.

An improved medium for the detection of Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus

J I Pitt, A D Hocking, D R Glenn

An improved medium for the detection of Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus

J I Pitt et al. J Appl Bacteriol. 1983 Feb.

Abstract

An effective selective medium for the enumeration of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus has been developed by modification of Bothast and Fennell's Aspergillus Differential Medium. Results can be obtained with the new medium, Aspergillus flavus and parasiticus Agar (AFPA), after 42 h incubation at 30 degrees C. The medium is thus suitable for use in quality control as a guide to the presence of A. flavus and, potentially, of aflatoxins. AFPA has been extensively tested on peanuts and soils. Results were reproducible and comparable with those on standard fungal enumeration media incubated for much longer periods. A very low percentage of false positive or negatives was found.

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