Toxigenic potential of Fusarium graminearum isolated from maize of northwest Argentina
Braz. j. microbiol
;
44(2): 417-422, 2013. graf, mapas, tab
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Twenty six isolates of Fusarium graminearum from grains of maize hybrids harvested in ±west Argentina were grown on autoclaved rice grain to assess their ability to produce type B trichothecenes. Chemical analysis indicated that 38% of isolates were nivalenol (NIV) producers only, 31% were major NIV producers with high DON(deoxynivalenol)/NIV ratios, 8% were major DON producers with minor NIV production, and 23% were DON producers only. Isolates showed a high variability in their toxigenic potential which was not related to fungal biomass. The distribution of the different chemotypes as well as the high and the low trichothecene-producing Fusarium isolates could not be associated to a geographical origin. Our results confirmed for the first time that isolates of Fusarium graminearum from maize of northwest Argentina are able to produce DON and NIV. A substancial contamination with both NIV and DON is likely in maize from northwest Argentina. Their contents should be quantified in regional surveillances for mycotoxin contamination.
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Assunto principal:
Tricotecenos
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Zea mays
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Fusarium
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. microbiol
Assunto da revista:
Microbiologia
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Argentina
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad Nacional de Tucumán/AR
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