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Transformants of Aspergillus flavus containing the Aequorea victoria gfp ge
ne fused to a viral promoter or the promoter region and 483 bp of the codin
g region of A. flavus aflR expressed green fluorescence detectable without
a microscope or filters. Expression of green fluorescent protein fluorescen
ce was correlated with resistance to aflatoxin accumulation in five corn ge
notypes inoculated with these transformants.