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Forty Fusarium isolates obtained from maize fields were screened for moniliformin production on maize kernels. Twelve isolates, including seven of F. subglutinans, were found to produce moniliformin at levels ranging from 0.4 to 64 ppm. Twenty six isolates were also screened for production of deoxynivalenol, diacetoxyscirpenol, T-2 toxin and zearalenone. Of these, 22, including all 11 isolates of F. graminearum, produced zearalenone at levels ranging from 0.1 to 96.0 ppm, while 13 produced T-2 toxin at low levels, (<1.1 ppm). Deoxynivalenol and diacetoxyscirpenol were each produced by six isolates, also at low levels (<1.0 ppm). Three isolates of F. graminearum and one of F. sambucinum produced four toxins simultaneously.
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Hussein, H.M., Baxter, M., Andrew, I.G. et al. Mycotoxin production by Fusarium species isolated from New Zealand maize fields. Mycopathologia 113, 35–40 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00436385
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