title: T-2 toxin production by Fusarium acuminatum isolated from oats and barley.
abstract: Oats grain from South Africa was frequently found to be infested by toxic strains of Fusarium acuminatum, as was one barley sample. All 11 toxic strains tested produced T-2 toxin (0.8 to 2,600 mg/kg), and 6 of 11 strains produced diacetoxyscirpenol (0.6 to 8.4 mg/kg). This is the first record of T-2 toxin-producing Fusarium isolates from Africa and of the production of large amounts of T-2 toxin at relatively high (25 degrees C) temperatures.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004372:Ducks; D002523:Edible Grain; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D001467:Hordeum; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D011817:Rabbits; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013019:South Africa; D013605:T-2 Toxin / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000633:toxicity; D003313:Zea mays
chemical_list: D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D013605:T-2 Toxin