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. 2022 Feb 9;8(2):168. doi: 10.3390/jof8020168

Table 1.

Host-selective toxins produced by Alternaria species.

Toxins Alternaria Species Host Range References
AK-toxins
(AK-toxin I, II)
A. alternata f. sp. kikuchana
(Japanese pear pathotype)
Japanese pear [9,10,11]
AF-toxins
(AF-toxin I, II, III)
A. alternata f. sp. Fragariae
(Strawberry pathotype)
Strawberry [12]
ACT-toxins
(ACT-toxin I, II)
A. alternata f. sp. citri tangerine
(Tangerine pathotype)
Tangerine [13,14,15]
AAL-toxins
(TA1, TA2, TB1, TB2, TC1, TC2, TD1, TD2, TE1, TE2)
A. alternata f. sp. lycopersici
(Tomato pathotype)
Tomato [16,17]
ACR-toxins
(ACR-toxin I, II, III, IV, IV’)
A. alternata f. sp. citri jambhiri
(Rough lemon pathotype)
Rough lemon [18,19]
AM-toxins
(AM-toxin I, II, III)
A. alternata f. sp. mali
(Apple pathotype)
Apple [20,21]
Destruxin B A. brassicae Brassica spp. [22,23]
HC-toxin C. carbonum and A. jesenskae Maize [24,25,26]
Maculosin A. alternata
(Spotted knapweed pathotype)
knapweed [27,28]
AS-I toxin A. alternata
(Sunflower Pathotype)
Sunflower [29]
ABR-toxin A. brassicae Brassica spp. [23]