Relationship of pathogenicity to tobacco leaves and toxicity to chickes of isolates of Alternaria longipes.
One hundred thirty-seven single-conidium isolates of Alternaria longipes were tested for pathogenicity to tobacco leaves and for toxicity to 1-day-old chicks. Of 58 isolates pathogenic to tobacco, 43 (74.3%) had a significant effect on test chicks. Of 79 nonpathogenic isolates, 59 (74.7%) were nontoxic, 7 were toxic, and 13 were lethal. A relationship between pathogenicity and toxicity is suggested.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000187:drug effects; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D010935:Plant Diseases; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D013045:Species Specificity; D014026:Nicotiana
D009183:Mycotoxins