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Table 4 Toxigenic potentials of the isolates from 45 samples of medicinal herbs

From: An investigation of fungal contamination on the surface of medicinal herbs in China

Fungi

Source

No. of strains isolated

No. of positive strains

Toxin productiona

A. flavus

Flos Carthami

2

0

–b

A. flavus

Fructus Lycii

1

1

AFB1, AFB2

A. versicolor

Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae

2

2

ST

A. versicolor

Semen Armeniacae amarae

2

1

ST

A. versicolor

Herba Andrographis

1

1

ST

A. versicolor

Radix Pseudostellariae

1

1

ST

A. versicolor

Fructus Lycii

1

1

ST

A. versicolor

Radix Notoginseng

1

0

–

A. aculeatus

Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae

1

1

OTA

A. aculeatus

Radix Codcnopsitis pilosulas

1

1

OTA

A. aculeatus

Radix Angelicae sinensis

1

1

OTA

  1. a Mycotoxins determined including AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2, OTA and ST
  2. b Below the detection limits