Fumonisins (FB), are a group of naturally occurring mycotoxins produced by the fungus Fusarium moniliforme. These toxic metabolites of corn have been implicated in field cases of porcine pulmonary edema (PPE). The mechanism of fumonisin-induced pulmonary edema in swine is currently unknown; however, it may be related to altered sphingolipid biosynthesis. It was recently discovered that fumonisi...

Fusarium proliferatum and F. verticillioides are considered as minor pathogens of pea (Pisum sativum L.). Both species can survive in seed material without visible disease symptoms, but still contaminating it with fumonisins. Two populations of pea-derived F. proliferatum and F. verticillioides strains were subjected to FUM1 sequence divergence analysis, forming a distinct group when compared t...

An impedimetric immunosensor for fumonisin B₁ (FB₁) was developed from a poly(2,5-dimethoxyaniline)-multi-walled carbon nanotube (PDMA-MWCNT) composite on the surface of glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The composite was prepared electrochemically and characterized using cyclic voltammetry. The preparation of the FB₁ immunosensor involved the drop-coating of a bovine serum albumin mixture of the ...

Most species of Fusarium that produce fumonisin mycotoxins produce predominantly B fumonisins (FBs). However, Fusarium oxysporum strain O-1890 produces predominantly C fumonisins (FCs). In this study, the nucleotide sequence of the fumonisin biosynthetic gene (FUM) cluster in strain O-1890 was determined. The order and orientation of FUM genes were the same as in the previously described cluste...

In a six-week feeding trial, total of 48 crossbred weaned male rabbits 7 weeks old were randomly allotted to four dietary treatments, with 12 replicates per treatment determine growth indices and nutrient digestibility fed fumonisin-contaminated diets. Maize grains contaminated fumonisin B1 incorporated into rabbit diets excluding the control diet (treatment 1, 0.13mgKg-1), at varied inclusion ...