title: Mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus fumigatus isolated from silage.
abstract: Results are presented which show that Aspergillus fumigatus was one of the predominant fungi contaminating moldy silage. Growth of A. fumigatus on silage appeared to depend on a preliminary aerobic fermentation by other natural microflora in silage. The clavine alkaloid, fumigaclavine A, and a new clavine alkaloid designated fumigaclavine C were produced by A. fumigatus. The LD50 of fumigaclavine C was approximately 150 mg/kg oral dose in day-old cockerels.
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000378:metabolism*; D002645:Chickens; D005516:Food Microbiology; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D008297:Male; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012820:Silage
chemical_list: D009183:Mycotoxins