Incidence of mycobiota and aflatoxin B1 in Algerian feed

The presence of fungi and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in 101 animal feed samples randomly collected from different vendors factories Algeria was investigated. For fungi, the main genera isolated were Aspergillus, Penicillium Fusarium. Furthermore, 459 strains Aspergillus section Flavi screened for their ability to produce aflatoxins cyclopiazonic acid (CPA). 49% produced AFB1 while 74.5% producers. highest incidence aflatoxigenic recorded maize (61%) ground poultry (60%). evaluated using HPLC-FLD. obtained data showed that 36.6% contaminated range 0.34 171.06 μg/kg. Six exceeded Algerian maximum limit 20 μg/kg AFB1. This study highlights potential belonging Algeria, strategic information policymakers.