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. 1983 Dec;46(6):1364–1369. doi: 10.1128/aem.46.6.1364-1369.1983

Chemotaxonomy of Gibberella zeae with special reference to production of trichothecenes and zearalenone.

M Ichinoe, H Kurata, Y Sugiura, Y Ueno
PMCID: PMC239577  PMID: 6229218

Abstract

By adopting a single-spore isolation technique, 113 isolates of Gibberella zeae, the perfect stage of Fusarium graminearum, were isolated from rice stubbles in barley and wheat fields and tested for production of trichothecenes and zearalenone on rice grains. Of the isolates, 93% produced the trichothecenes, and they could be subdivided into two chemotaxonomic groups: nivalenol and fusarenon-X producers and deoxynivalenol and 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol producers. No cross production of these two types of trichothecenes was observed in these isolates. Zearalenone was detected in 68% of the isolates, but no clear relationship could be observed regarding its position with respect to the two chemotaxonomic groups.

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