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Effect of aflatoxin B1, ochratoxin and rubratoxin B on a protozoan,Tetrahymena pyriformis HSM

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Rubratoxin B is more inhibitory to the growth ofT. pyriformis than is either aflatoxin B1 or ochratoxin. Only a marginal effect on cell respiration was exerted by these mycotoxins. The presence of the divalent ions, Mg++, Ca++ and Fe++, did not reduce the toxicity of rubratoxin B. A bioassay sensitive to 1 to 5 μg/ml rubratoxin B has been developed employingT. pyriformis.

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  1. The Department of Microbiology, The University of Alabama, 35486, University, Ala.

    A. Wallace Hayes, Rena Melton & Shelley J. Smith

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Hayes, A.W., Melton, R. & Smith, S.J. Effect of aflatoxin B1, ochratoxin and rubratoxin B on a protozoan,Tetrahymena pyriformis HSM. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 11, 321–325 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01684936

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