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mycotoxin

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mycotoxin

Toxin produced by a fungus. Numerous and varied, mycotoxins can cause hallucinations, skin inflammation, liver damage, hemorrhages, miscarriage, convulsions, neurological disturbances, and/or death in livestock and humans. The best-known mycotoxins are aflatoxin, ergot toxin, and the agents of mushroom poisoning.
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The book includes a range of food pathogens, from bacteria and viruses to mycotoxins.
Foodborne Pathogens: Microbiology and Molecular Biology by Balter, Sharon / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Lon Whitlow, North Carolina State University, will also lead a session on mycotoxins and feeding management to avoid spoilage problems.
4-State Dairy Nutrition Conference by Dairy Today
The human outbreak began during the same crop year as epizootics attributed to exposure to fumonisin, a mycotoxin that often contaminates corn.
Exposure to fumonisins and the occurrence of neural tube defects ... by Hendricks, Katherine A. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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