Multiple choice

Which of the following fungi secretes the poisonous fluid called aflatoxin that causes contamination of food?

  1. Rhizopus stelonifer

  2. Penicillium camemberti

  3. Macrophomina phaseoli

  4. Aspergillus flavus

  5. Mucor musedo

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Aspergillus flavus is a pathogenic fungus with cosmopolitan distribution  which secretes a poisonous fluid called aflatoxin that causes contamination of food.