Production of fusarin C on cereal and soybean by Fusarium moniliforme.
Two isolates of Fusarium moniliforme were compared with respect to production of a mutagenic compound, fusarin C, on seven corn varieties as well as on soybean, wheat, rye, barley, and a liquid culture medium. The isolates were originally obtained from corn and barley. Both isolates produced fusarin C on seed of all five crops within a 21-day period, and one isolate produced the largest amount on oats. Soybean was the poorest substrate for both isolates. Although the quantity of fusarin C produced on grain was isolate dependent, specific substrate requirements for each strain were suggested. The isolates differed in their ability to grow and produce fusarin C on corn with different moisture contents (16, 20, 24, and 28%). One isolate was more xerotolerant and grew at 16% moisture but did not produce the mutagen.
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Richard B. Russell Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, Athens, Georgia 30613.
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D003470:Culture Media; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000382:microbiology*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D009153:Mutagens; D011090:Polyenes / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D012639:Seeds / Q000382:microbiology; D013025:Glycine max / Q000382:microbiology*; D014835:Volatilization
D003470:Culture Media; D009153:Mutagens; D011090:Polyenes; C041403:fusarin C