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Moldy walnut toxicosis in a dog, caused by the mycotoxin, penitrem A

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Penitrem A was found in moldy walnuts that were involved in an intoxication of a dog in California.Penicillium crustosum was isolated from the walnuts and penitrem A was isolated from extracts of the mycelium of this fungus when it was grown on a synthetic medium.

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  1. National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research, Science and Education Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 70, 50010, Ames, IA, USA

    J. L. Richard & L. H. Arp

  2. Town and Country Veterinary Hospital, 94566, Pleasanton, CA, USA

    P. Bacchetti

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Richard, J.L., Bacchetti, P. & Arp, L.H. Moldy walnut toxicosis in a dog, caused by the mycotoxin, penitrem A. Mycopathologia 76, 55–58 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00761899

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