Bacterial strain Incubation period (days) Mold growth (visual) DON conc. (ppm) DON inhibition (%) Control 10 +++ 69.2 - 20 +++ 481.6 - L. paracasie subsp. paracasie 10 ++ 37.9 45.2 20 ++ 208.1 56.8 L. rhamnosus 10 - ND 100 20 - ND 100

Legend: (-) no mold growth, (+) weak growth, (++) moderate growth, (+++) strong growth, (ND) not detected.

Table 1: Effect of L. paracasie subsp. Paracasie and Lactobacillus rhamnosus on growth of F. graminearum R6574 and Deoxynivalenol production.