Table 2.

Fungal cultures used in this study, their potential mycotoxins and the host of the fungus

No.	Fungusa	Isolate identified by conventional method	Mycotoxins produced	Host
1	Alternaria alternata	PPRI 2917	Tenuazonic acid	Citrus
2	Aspergillus carbonarius	PPRI 5382	Ochratoxin A	Grapes
3	Aspergillus clavatus	PPRI 6026	Cytochalacin E, patulin	Unknown
4	Aspergillus multicolor	PPRI 5548	Aflatoxin	Palystes castaneus
5	Aspergillus niger	PPRI 5017	Ochratoxin A	Onion seed
6	Aspergillus parasiticus	PPRI 5990	Aflatoxin	Arachis hypogaea
7	Aspergillus versicolor	PPRI 3645	Sterigmatocystin	Melianthus comosus seed
8	Bipolaris sorokiniana	PPRI 6180	Sterigmatocystin	Panicum hay
9	Claviceps purpurea	PPRI 7268	Ergot alkaloids	Zea mays
10	Curvularia lunata	PPRI 6099	7-epi-brefeldin A	Lawn
11	Drechslera spp	PPRI 4853	Cytochalasin E	Zea mays
12	Diplodia maydis (Stenocarpella maydis)	PPRI 1048	Diplosporin	Zea mays
13	Eurotium amstelodami	PPRI 4851	Sterigmatocystin	Aerospora sp
14	Eurotium chevalieri	PPRI 6368	Sterigmatocystin	Amitide tablets
15	Fusarium acuminatum	PPRI 7731	Diacetoxyscirpenol, moniliformin	Unknown
16	Fusarium anthophilum	PPRI 7744	Fumonisins	Unknown
17	Fusarium avenaceum	PPRI 7685	Fumonisins, moniliformin	Unknown
18	Fusarium compactum	PPRI 7734	Fumonisins	Unknown
19	Fusarium crookwellense	PPRI 6748	Deoxynivalenol, Nivalenol	Apple soil
20	Fusarium decemcellulare	PPRI 5623	Fumonisins	Kapok roots
21	Fusarium equiseti	PPRI 7735	Moniliformin, Nivalenol	Unknown
22	Fusarium globosum	PPRI 7753	Beauvericin, fumonisins, moniliformin	Unknown
23	Fusarium graminearum	PPRI 1199	Deoxynivalenol, Nivalenol, Trichothecin, Zeralenone	Unknown
24	Fusarium moniliforme\verticllioides	PPRI 6525	Fumonisins	Zea mays
25	Fusarium oxysporum	PPRI 7730	Fumonisins, moniliformin	Unknown
26	Fusarium rugulosum	PPRI 5412	Fumonisins	Honey
27	Fusarium sambucinum	PPRI 4562	Fumonisins	Setaria uncrossata
28	Fusarium semitectum	PPRI 6174	Fumonisins, moniliformin	Beetle
29	Fusarium solani	PPRI 5014	Moniliformin, Nivalenol	Coffee
30	Fusarium sporotrichioides	PPRI 7680	T-2 toxin	Unknown
31	Fusarium subglutinans	PPRI 7666	Beauvericin, fumonisins, moniliformin	Unknown
32	Penicillium corylophilum	PPRI 5993	Cyclopiazonic acid	Imported food
33	Penicillium expansum	PPRI 5944	Patulin	Heniocha
34	Penicillium fellutanum	PPRI 6340	Patulin	Wheat straw
35	Penicillium funiculosum	PPRI3634	Patulin	Peanuts
36	Penicillium italicum	PPRI 5925	Patulin	Plum
37	Penicillium islandicum	PPRI 4632	5,6, dihydro-4-methoxy-2H-pyran-2-one	Zea mays
38	Penicillium rugulosum	PPRI 5412	Patulin	Honey
39	Penicillium viridicatum	PPRI 4788	Patulin	Glycine max seed
40	Pithomyces chartarum	PPRI 1254	Sporidesmin	Debris

^aFungal cultures were identified by the Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa, with standard laboratory procedures.