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Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus are aflatoxin can affect the immune systems
molds that can produce a group of carcino- of patients. Aflatoxin fatality cases were
genic toxins called aflatoxins. In 1960 in reported in Southeast Asia when people con-
Microbial Hazards in Foods: Food-Borne Infections and Intoxications 487
sumed food heavily contaminated with Unlike exotoxins, antibodies will not neutral-
molds. The toxins can be detected by animal ize toxicity because the toxic part is the lipid.
tests using ducklings or chick embryo. Thin- All endotoxins have the same action and are
layer chromatography and high-performance released when the Gram-negative bacterium
liquid chromatography can also be used to undergoes lysis. These endotoxins cause
detect these toxins
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