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Abstract The main aim of this study was to assess the ability of viable and nonviable Limosilactobacillus strains consisting of L. reuteri and L. rhamnosus on AFM1 detoxification from Sarshir. Nonviable L. reuteri was the most effective adsorbent and lowered the AFM1 concentration from 0.5 μg kg-1 to 0.02 μg kg-1, followed by nonviable L. rhamnosus, viable L. reuteri and viable L. rhamnosus. The equilibrium data analysis indicated that the Redlich–Peterson gave the best fit with the highest coefficient of determination (R2 = 0.9959–0.9967%) and the lowest standard error of the estimate (SEE = 0.0097–0.0118). In both Limosilactobacillus strains, the kinetics of AFM1 adsorption obeyed pseudo-first-order model with R2 and Chi-square (χ2) values equal to 98.55–99.94% and 0.0062–0.0578, respectively. The desorption efficiency of AFM1 through the regenerated nonviable L. reuteri using distilled water was 72.72% after three cycles, suggesting it could be a preferred recyclable candidate for the detoxification of AFM1.