Table 3 Aflatoxin production potential of selected Aspergillus section Flavi isolates from three agro-ecological zones at pre- and post-harvest stages
AEZ | Isolate | Sample type | Sample status | Total aflatoxins (ppb) | Incidence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lake Kyoga Basin | SS-1468-LKB | Pre-harvest | Positive | 169 | 83.33% |
n = 6 | SS-1513-LKB | Pre-harvest | Positive | 364 |  |
SS-1607-LKB | Pre-harvest | Positive | 121 | Â | |
SS-1463-LKB | Pre-harvest | Positive | 841 | Â | |
SS-1485-LKB | Pre-harvest | Positive | 1429 | Â | |
SS-1517-LKB | Pre-harvest | Negative | 0 | 16.67% | |
n = 6 | SS-1546-LKB | Post-harvest | Positive | 0.42 | 16.67% |
LS-1478-LKB | Post-harvest | Negative | 0 | 83.33% | |
LS-1603-LKB | Post-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
LS 1605-LKB | Post-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
LS-1554-LKB | Post-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
SS-1473-LKB | Post-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
Lake Victoria Basin | SS-1525-LVB | Pre-harvest | Positive | 598 | 16.67% |
n = 6 | SS-1453-LVB | Pre-harvest | Negative | 0 | 83.33% |
SS-1524-LVB | Pre-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
SS-1520-LVB | Pre-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
SS-1549-LVB | Pre-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
SS-1458-LVB | Pre-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
n = 6 | SS-1629-LVB | Post-harvest | Positive | 9 | 50.00% |
SS-1526-LVB | Post-harvest | Positive | 648 | Â | |
SS-1527-LVB | Post-harvest | Positive | 175 | Â | |
SS-1453-LVB | Post-harvest | Negative | 0 | 50.00% | |
SS-1536-LVB | Post-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
SS-1626-LVB | Post-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
West Nile n = 6 | LS-1509-WN | Pre-harvest | Negative | 0 | 100% |
LS-1454-WN | Pre-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
SS-1511-WN | Pre-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
SS-1486-WN | Pre-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
SS-1496-WN | Pre-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
SS-1627-WN | Pre-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
n = 6 | SS-1568-WN | Post-harvest | Negative | 0 | 100% |
SS-1536-WN | Post-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
SS-1456-WN | Post-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
SS-1493-WN | Post-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
SS-1457-WN | Post-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
SS-1487-WN | Post-harvest | Negative | 0 | Â | |
N = 36 |  |  |  |  |  |