[Study of the toxic effects of strains of Aspergillus flavus isolated from domestic grain products].

In tests conducted on albino rats the toxic action of extracts obtained from pure cultures of 16 As. flavus strains isolated from Soviet-grown cereals was studied. Toxic effect displayed metabolites of one Aspargillus flavus strain which provoked in test animals pathomorphological alterations in the liver characteristic of aflatoxicosis.