Author
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D'MELLO, J P - SCOT. AG. COLL/EDINBURGH |
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Porter, James |
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MACDONALD, A M - SCOT. AG COLL./EDINBURGH |
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PLACINTA, C - SCOT. AG. COLL./EDINBURGH |
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Submitted to: Book Chapter
Publication Type: Book / Chapter Publication Acceptance Date: 9/12/1996 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Corn, wheat, barley, and other cereal grains are generally infected by a group of molds referred to as the Fuarsium species. These molds produce a variety of animal toxins such as fumonisins, vomitoxin, fusarins, zearalenone, and fusaric acid on these cereal grains. Therefore, this group of cereal molds is potentially a major threat to animal and human health. Because the grains are infected by one or more Fusarium species of molds, they are usually contaminated with several of these toxins. The co-occurrence of these toxins makes it difficult to indicate which mold and toxin are responsible for any potential toxicity. This concern forms the basis for this chapter which contains the natural co-occurrence of toxins, factors necessary for their production, and their animal toxicity, especially how they may interact to produce varied toxicity in animals. A scientist from RRC was instrumental in defining the co-occurrence and toxicology of one of these toxins which is the basis for his invitation to cooperate with other scientists to write this review that will be published as a chapter in a handbook on mold toxins intended to be used by veterinarians and medical clinicians, as well as animals and plant scientists. Technical Abstract: Handbook Chapter - no abstract. Chapter 21 in the Handbook of Fungal Toxins, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. |
