[Characteristics of producing-fumonisin and dimorphic fungus of fusarium moniliforme].
OBJECTIVE
To study the carcinogenesis of fusarium moniliforme and its fumonisins in animals.


METHODS
The producing-fumonisin and dimorphic fungus pathogenicity of F. moniliforme from Zhejiang, China were identified and characterized.


RESULTS
The F. moniliforme isolated from foodstuffs was shown to produces fumonisin B(1) > 400 microg/g in medium by IC-ELISA. Ten foodstuffs samples showed (2% - 100%) detection rate of F. moniliforme and contained fumonisin B(1) between (3.7 - 143.1) microg/g. The strains of F. moniliforme formed yeast-like colony in Sabouraud's agar plates contained 9% NaCl at 37degrees C incubator and budding multiplication mostly. In blood agar plates the strains of F. moniliforme showed grass green haemolytic reactions.


CONCLUSIONS
It is important to carry out (or to perform) oulepidemiologicol survey of F. moniliforme as a primary pathogenic fungus, as well as the mycotoxins of F. moniliforme in vitro.
Wang
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Zhejiang Provincial Institute for Nutrition and Food Hygiene Inspection, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
Liu
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Cong
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Li
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Tong
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Cheng
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Ge
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D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000032:analysis*; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000382:microbiology*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D037341:Fumonisins / Q000032:analysis*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*
D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D037341:Fumonisins; C056933:fumonisin B1