Identification of cost‐effective cell disruption methods to facilitate lipid extraction from microalgae represents a crucial step in identifying promising biofuel‐producing species. Various cell disruption methods including autoclaving, microwave, osmotic shock, and pasteurization were tested in the microalgae Chlorococcum sp. MCC30, Botryococcus sp. MCC31, Botryococcus sp. MCC32, and Chlorella sorokiniana MIC‐G5. Lipid content (on dry weight basis) from the four cultures on day 7 ranged from 11.15 to 48.33%, and on day 14 from 11.42 to 44.26%. Among the methods tested, enhanced lipid extraction was achieved through osmotic shock (15% NaCl) for Botryococcus sp. MCC32, microwave (6 min) for Botryococcus sp. MCC31, osmotic shock (5% NaCl) for Chlorella sorokiniana MIC‐G5 and microwave (2 min) for Chlorococcum sp. MCC30. The highest palmitate (16:0) contents (25.64% and 34.20%) were recorded with osmotic shock (15% NaCl) treatment for Botryococcus sp. MCC32 and microwave (6 min) for Botryococcus sp. MCC31, respectively. Two strains, along with their respective cell disruption methods, were identified as promising oil blends or nutraceuticals due to their high unsaturated fatty acid (UFA) content: Botryococcus sp. MCC31 (37.6% oleic acid content; 39.37% UFA) after autoclaving and Botryococcus sp. MCC32 after osmotic shock of 15% NaCl treatment (19.95% oleic acid content; 38.17% UFA).

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The study aims to evaluate the cell-free supernatant (CFS) from Lactobacillus plantarum strain MYS44 against the growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus parasiticus MTCC 411. Standard in vitro techniques revealed the potential antifungal activity of CFS of LpMYS44. In poison food technique, it was observed that 6% CFS of LpMYS44 retarded maximum growth. The inhibition of A. parasiticus on peanuts confirmed the ability of CFS of LpMYS44 for biopreservation. Further, CFS of LpMYS44 was purified by chromatography and analyzed by GC-MS. The major antifungal compounds were oleic acid, octanoic acid, butanamide, and decanoic acid derivatives. Twofold concentrated 80 μL of CFS was found to be minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of CFS of LpMYS44. CFS of LpMYS44 suppressed the germination and growth of the spores of A. parasiticus. Microscopic observation showed that CFS of LpMYS44 severely affected the hyphal wall of A. parasiticus by the leakage of cytoplasmic content leading to complete destruction. Acidic condition is favorable for CFS of LpMYS44 activity. In poultry feed sample, CFS of LpMYS44 reduced the aflatoxin B content by 34.2%, reflecting its potentiality to use as detoxification agent. The multiple antifungal components in CFS of LpMYS44 exhibited antifungal properties against aflatoxigenic A. parasiticus resulted in causing overall morphological changes. Furthermore, we also observed the biopreservative ability of CFS of LpMYS44 against A. parasiticus and AFB reduction in for poultry feed. This study makes a contribution to using CFS of LpMYS44 and their applications in food and feed as pretreatment against aflatoxigenic A. parasiticus to reduce or eliminate AFB and maybe other aflatoxins, produced by other Aspergillus spp.

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Among the 194 isolates screened from 127 cereal samples, 176 were fumonisin producers and others were non-producers. Representative nine strains along with one reference standard strain MTCC156 were selected to study their morphological, pathological and mycotoxicological variations by conventional and molecular approaches. strains FVM86, FVM146, FV200 and FVS3 showed significant pathogenicity and also in pigmentation production but varied in fumonisin production. strain FVP19 recorded variations in all the assays. strain FVM42 showed drastic phenotypic variation and it also produced fumonisin. Genetic variation among the strains was independent of geographic area of origin but depended on their ability to produce fumonisin. The strains were independent in their cultural characteristics, pigmentation production, pathogenicity assays, fumonisin production and in their genetic variability without having any correlation.