Production of fumonisins by Fusarium moniliforme and Fusarium proliferatum isolates associated with equine leukoencephalomalacia and a pulmonary edema syndrome in swine.
Abstract: Fumonisin B1 (FB1) and FB2 were isolated from corn cultures of both Fusarium moniliforme and Fusarium proliferatum. Respective concentrations in culture materials of FB1 and FB2 ranged from 960 to 2,350 and 120 to 320 micrograms/g for F. moniliforme and from 1,670 to 2,790 and 150 to 320 micrograms/g for F. proliferatum. Thin-layer chromatography, gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy, high-performance liquid chromatography, and liquid secondary ion mass spectroscopy were used for detection. Fumonisins from F. proliferatum have not previously been reported.
Publication Date: 1990-10-01 PubMed ID: 2285324PubMed Central: PMC184928DOI: 10.1128/aem.56.10.3225-3226.1990Google Scholar: Lookup
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The research aims to study the production of fumonisins (specific toxic metabolites) by two fungi (Fusarium moniliforme and Fusarium proliferatum) that are connected with diseases in horses and pigs.
Objective of the study
- This study investigated the production of two types of fumonisins (FB1 and FB2) by two species of the Fusarium fungi (F. moniliforme and F. proliferatum).
- The research focused on instances where these fungi contribute to equine leukoencephalomalacia (a fatal neurological disease in horses) and a syndrome causing pulmonary edema (fluid overload) in swine.
Method of the study
- Fusarium fungi were cultured in corn media, a standard substrate for fungal cultivation, to induce the production of fumonisins.
- The levels of FB1 and FB2 fumonisins produced by the Fusarium species were then measured. The recorded production concentrations ranged from 960 to 2,350 micrograms/gram (µg/g) and 120 to 320 µg/g for F. moniliforme. On the other hand, F. proliferatum produced the fumonisins in higher concentrations, recording a range of 1,670 to 2,790 µg/g and 150 to 320 µg/g for FB1 and FB2, respectively.
Detection of Fumonisins
- For the detection of the produced fumonisins, several analytical techniques were used. These include thin-layer chromatography (a quick and cost-effective method for compound separation), gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (a technique for identifying specific compounds based on separating the volatile substance of a mixture), high-performance liquid chromatography (method for separating components of a mixture), and liquid secondary ion mass spectroscopy (used for sensitive detection of the molecular composition of solids and liquid surfaces).
Findings of the study
- The study’s findings reported the detection of fumonisin toxins from F. proliferatum for the first time. This identifies F. proliferatum as a potential toxic threat, adding to the known danger from F. moniliforme, especially in situations where these fungi could contaminate animal feed, leading to diseases in horses and pigs.
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Ross PF, Nelson PE, Richard JL, Osweiler GD, Rice LG, Plattner RD, Wilson TM.
(1990).
Production of fumonisins by Fusarium moniliforme and Fusarium proliferatum isolates associated with equine leukoencephalomalacia and a pulmonary edema syndrome in swine.
Appl Environ Microbiol, 56(10), 3225-3226.
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.56.10.3225-3226.1990 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa 50010.
MeSH Terms
- Animal Feed
- Animals
- Disease Outbreaks
- Encephalomalacia / chemically induced
- Encephalomalacia / veterinary
- Food Contamination
- Food Microbiology
- Fumonisins
- Fusarium / isolation & purification
- Fusarium / metabolism
- Horse Diseases / chemically induced
- Horses
- Mycotoxins / adverse effects
- Mycotoxins / biosynthesis
- Pulmonary Edema / chemically induced
- Pulmonary Edema / veterinary
- Swine
- Swine Diseases / chemically induced
- Zea mays / microbiology
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