Bacterial strain Incubation period (days) Mold growth (visual) Fumonisin B1 conc. (ppm) Fumonisin B1 inhibition (%)
Control 10 ++ 200 -
20 +++ 300 -
L. paracasie subsp. paracasie 10 ++ 77 61.5
20 +++ 70.5 76.5
L. rhamnosus 10 - ND 100
20 - ND 100
Legend: (-) no mold growth, (+) weak growth, (++) moderate growth, (+++) strong growth, (ND) not detected.
Table 3: Effect of L. paracasie subsp. Paracasie and Lactobacillus rhamnosus on growth of F. proliferatum M 5991 and Fumonisin B1 production.