Abstract: [Objective] In the present study,we aim to evaluate the inhibitory effect of aflatoxin on Vibrio fischeri luminescence.[Methods] V. fischeri culture is treated with aflatoxin or the culture broth of aflatoxin-producing strains,and the luminescence intensity of V. fischeri is detected to analyze the influence of aflatoxin on V. fischeri.[Results]The logarithmic value of aflatoxin concentration and the decrease ratio of V. fischeri luminescence is in a linear relationship.Based on the regression equation between aflatoxin concentration and luminescence decrease of V. fischeri,the toxinproducing status of different microbes can be detected quickly and exactly: all of six tested Aspergillus flavus strains show toxigenicity to V.fischeri,and their toxin yield reached 14. 94 mg/L-46.45 mg/L (represented by aflatoxin concentration),while the tested Aspergillus oryzae shows no toxigenicity. [Conclusion] The above data showed that the luminescence change of V. fischeri could exactly reflect the capability of various microbes to produce toxin (especially aflatoxin),which provided a new clue for rapid detection of aflatoxin in industrial and agricultural production and could bedeveloped as a potential method for aflatoxin assay.