title: Fusarium mycotoxins in cereals harvested from Hungarian fields.
abstract: The Fusarium mycotoxins deoxynivalenol (DON), zearalenone (ZEN) and T-2 frequently contaminate grain crops in Middle and Eastern Europe. In this survey, 116 cereal samples (maize, wheat, barley and oat) were examined for DON, ZEN and T-2 mycotoxins. Samples were collected from different areas in two Hungarian regions (North and South Transdanubia). The method of analysis was indirect competitive ELISA. Maize was the most contaminated grain regarding DON (86%), ZEN (41%) and T-2 (55%) toxins. The average results of the deoxynivalenol and zearalenone tests of maize proved to be significantly higher than those of barley or oat. DON was the most represented Fusarium mycotoxin followed by T-2 and ZEN. The examination of these mycotoxins would be necessary at a larger scale as to re-evaluate permissible levels, so increase of the monitoring programme would be advisable for the future.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology , Szent István University , Budapest , Hungary.
authors.forename: Helga
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tima
authors.affiliation: a Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology , Szent István University , Budapest , Hungary.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brückner
authors.affiliation: a Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology , Szent István University , Budapest , Hungary.
authors.forename: Csilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mohácsi-Farkas
authors.affiliation: a Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology , Szent István University , Budapest , Hungary.
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kiskó
mesh_terms: D018554:Avena; D018556:Crops, Agricultural; D004032:Diet; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000737:chemistry*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005670:Fusarium; D001467:Hordeum; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D009183:Mycotoxins; D013605:T-2 Toxin / Q000032:analysis*; D014255:Trichothecenes / Q000032:analysis*; D014908:Triticum; D003313:Zea mays; D015025:Zearalenone / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D009183:Mycotoxins; D014255:Trichothecenes; D015025:Zearalenone; D013605:T-2 Toxin; C007262:deoxynivalenol
keywords: Deoxynivalenol; ELISA; Hungary; T-2; grains; zearalenone