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. 2021 Apr 29;7(5):348. doi: 10.3390/jof7050348

Table 1.

Most common commodities, fungi, and mycotoxins worldwide.

Cereal World Region Mycotoxin Fungi Source
Wheat Europe Ochratoxin A A. ochraceus, A. carbonarius, A. niger, A. westerdijkiae, A. steynii, P. verrucosum [12]
Central/South America, Europe, North Asia and South-Eastern Asia Zearalenone F. graminearum, F. culmorum, F. crookwellense
Europe and North Asia T-2/HT-2 toxins F. sporotrichioides, F. langsethiae, F. poae
Europe Deoxynivalenol F. graminearum, F. culmorum
Rye Europe and North Asia T-2/HT-2 toxins F. sporotrichioides, F. langsethiae, F. poae
Barley Europe Ochratoxin A A. ochraceus, A. carbonarius, A. niger, A. westerdijkiae, A. steynii, P. verrucosum
Europe and North Asia T-2/HT-2 toxins F. sporotrichioides, F. langsethiae, F. poae
Worldwide Deoxynivalenol F. graminearum, F. culmorum
Oats Europe and North Asia T-2/HT-2 toxins F. sporotrichioides, F. langsethiae, F. poae
Maize Common in Central/South America, Africa, South-East Asia; Occassional in North America, Europe and North Asia Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2 A. flavus, A. parasiticus
Europe Ochratoxin A A. ochraceus, A. carbonarius, A. niger, A. westerdijkiae, A. steynii, P. verrucosum
Central/South America, Europe, North Asia and South-Eastern Asia Zearalenone F. graminearum, F. culmorum, F. crookwellense
Europe and North Asia T-2/HT-2 toxins F. sporotrichioides, F. langsethiae, F. poae
Worldwide Fumonisins B1, B2, B3 F. verticillioides, F. proliferatum
Worldwide Deoxynivalenol F. graminearum, F. culmorum