*2.3. Sterigmatocystin Binding Capacities of Pediococcus Strains*

ST binding abilities of 5 *Pediococcus* strains of our LAB collection were determined according to Section 4.3. The results are summarized in Figure 6. Mycotoxin binding values were between 9–18%. These results are in agreement with our previous findings for *Lactobacillus* strains, that ST binding is 2–3 times the AFB1 binding capacity [32]. So far, no other results have been published in the literature that addressed the ST binding ability of lactobacilli.

**Figure 6.** Sterigmatocystin binding capacities (%) of *Pediococcus* strains at 0.2 µg/mL mycotoxin concentration in MRS broth.
