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New tricks of an old enemy: isolates of Fusarium graminearum produce a type A trichothecene mycotoxin.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 2015
Varga Elisabeth, Wiesenberger Gerlinde, Hametner Christian, Ward Todd J, Dong Yanhong, Schöfbeck Denise, McCormick Susan, Broz Karen, Stückler Romana, Schuhmacher Rainer, Krska Rudolf, Kistler H Corby, Berthiller Franz, Adam Gerhard
Abstract excerpt
The ubiquitous filamentous fungus Fusarium graminearum causes the important disease Fusarium head blight on various species of cereals, leading to contamination of grains with mycotoxins. In a survey of F. graminearum (sensu stricto) on wheat in North America several novel strains were isolated, which produced none of the known trichothecene mycotoxins despite causing normal disease symptoms. In rice cultures, a...
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