Fungal infection and aflatoxin contamination in maize collected from Gedeo zone, Ethiopia

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Table 2 Concentrations of aflatoxins contaminated maize samples as determined by immunochromatographic assay

Sample no.	Concentration of aflatoxins (ppb)	Sample no.	Concentration of aflatoxins (ppb)	Sample no.	Concentration of aflatoxins (ppb)
MS1	40.2	MS26	46.8	MS51	34.23
MS2	38.6	MS27	50.67	MS52	44.08
MS3	40.71	MS28	33.49	MS53	43.28
MS4	43.21	MS29	47.07	MS54	43.59
MS5	43.73	MS30	51.78	MS55	64.7
MS6	39.94	MS31	55.26	MS56	50.29
MS7	57.7	MS32	60.29	MS57	41.86
MS8	56.9	MS33	49.53	MS58	51.62
MS9	43.38	MS34	48.13	MS59	80.98
MS10	47.35	MS35	54.45	MS60	79.26
MS11	50.23	MS36	63	MS61	77.67
MS12	43.48	MS37	43.9	MS62	88.47
MS13	45.38	MS38	43.77	MS63	66.5
MS14	32.34	MS39	50.48	MS64	83.23
MS15	74.09	MS40	43.04	MS65	53.77
MS16	47.11	MS41	38.45	MS66	66.55
MS17	52.25	MS42	41.8	MS67	49.19
MS18	53.12	MS43	61.24	MS68	44.14
MS19	47.4	MS44	38.14	MS69	45.4
MS20	54.84	MS45	45.61	MS70	51.74
MS21	44.96	MS46	43.29	MS71	53.76
MS22	50.14	MS47	43.44	MS72	73.49
MS23	60.25	MS48	42.6	MS73	83.7
MS24	45.48	MS49	46.09	MS74	43.1
MS25	52.52	MS50	53.53	MS75	42.49
MS76	45.65	MS101	53.26	MS126	45.12
MS77	53.04	MS102	50.35	MS127	43.88
MS78	54.64	MS103	60.89	MS128	45.02
MS79	67.87	MS104	59.96	MS129	46.9
MS80	64.1	MS105	46.72	MS130	54.6
MS81	59.19	MS106	47.93	MS131	43.77
MS82	45.33	MS107	41.7	MS132	91.04
MS83	44.66	MS108	61.74	MS133	59.07
MS84	43.46	MS109	90.4	MS134	44.67
MS85	56.5	MS110	57.47	MS135	59.7
MS86	50.94	MS111	62.52	MS136	81.31
MS87	31.61	MS112	53.82	MS137	70.2
MS88	43.42	MS113	53.78	MS138	64.51
MS89	38.4	MS114	51.79	MS139	86.28
MS90	67.22	MS115	59.49	MS140	91.4
MS91	44.04	MS116	53.08	MS141	59.05
MS92	91.4	MS117	50.75	MS142	49.35
MS93	51.08	MS118	52.38	MS143	38.11
MS94	60.9	MS119	49.4	MS144	33.07
MS95	33.68	MS120	59.1	MS145	57.17
MS96	43.47	MS121	53.55	MS146	41.21
MS97	55.28	MS122	47.91	MS147	56.87
MS98	50.42	MS123	54.7	MS148	28.24
MS99	68.38	MS124	47.81	MS149	51.69
MS100	66.57	MS125	45.41	MS150	47.49

Aflatoxins concentrations were quantified by using mReader Software by measuring the intensity of band developed on Reveal Q+ aflatoxin test strips. Detection limit for aflatoxins was 2–150 ppb