title: Absence of sporidesmin production by twelve Texas isolates of Pithomyces spp.
abstract: Twelve isolates of Pithomyces spp. from Texas were tested for sporidesmin toxin production, using both high-performance and thin-layer chromatography techniques. None of the Texas isolates produced the toxin under the conditions used. A control toxigenic New Zealand isolate, Pithomyces chartarum strain C, was grown simultaneously under the conditions tested and was found to produce sporidesmin in all cases.
mesh_terms: D007211:Indoles / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000502:physiology; D013173:Sporidesmins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013781:Texas
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D013173:Sporidesmins