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Table 2 Mycotoxigenicity of fungal isolates collected from ICUs and ORs at Assiut University hospital

From: Enzymatic and toxigenic ability of opportunistic fungi contaminating intensive care units and operation rooms at Assiut University Hospitals, Egypt

Toxins produced

No. of strains positive

No. of strains tested

Fungal isolates

Aflatoxins B1, B2

10

20

Aspergillus flavus

Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2

1

Gliotoxin, fumigillin

16

16

Aspergillus fumigatus

Gliotoxin

7

19

Aspergillus niger

Cladosporin

5

5

Cladosporium cladosporioides

T-2 toxin

9

17

Fusarium solani

T-2 toxin, Zearalenone

2

Zearalenone,

1

Zearalenone

6

6

Fusarium oxysporum

Roridin A & E, Verrucarin A & J

1

1

Myrothecium roridum

Trichoveroides

10

26

Stachybotrys elegans

Trichoveroides & verrucarin J

6

Satratoxin H & E, Trichoveroids, Verrucrin J

5

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