Production of inhibitory extrolites is a shared trait among non-aflatoxigenic <i>Aspergillus flavus</i>

Production of inhibitory extrolites is a trait shared by biocontrol isolates. Mycotoxin reduction was not directly proportional to growth for most isolates, since extrolites secreted by the examined biocontrol isolates were able to greatly reduce mycotoxin production even if growth was minimally inhibited. Only the Georgia isolates exhibited a linear relationship between reduced growth and mycotoxin reductions, indicating that their mycotoxin reductions were primarily due to reduced growth.