title: The natural occurrence of T-2 toxin and fumonisins in maize samples in Croatia.
abstract: Maize (Zea mays) considered to be one of the most frequent crops in Croatia, is often contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxins. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible contamination of maize with T-2 toxin and fumonisins on 46 samples from different regions of Croatia. The highest concentrations of T-2 toxin and fumonisins were 210 and 25,200 ng/g, with mean values of 110 and 4,509 ng/g, respectively, pointing to maize contamination with these mycotoxins after the period of the year with extremely high rainfall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Public Health, Croatian Veterinary Institute, Savska 143, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia. pleadin@veinst.hr
authors.forename: Jelka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pleadin
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Perši
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitak
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zadravec
authors.forename: Marijana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sokolović
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vulić
authors.forename: Vesna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jaki
authors.forename: Mate
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brstilo
mesh_terms: D017523:Croatia; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D037341:Fumonisins / Q000032:analysis*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D013605:T-2 Toxin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D003313:Zea mays / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D037341:Fumonisins; D012989:Soil Pollutants; C046700:T-2 tetraol; D013605:T-2 Toxin