II. Agents: Mycotoxins
- Alfatoxins
- Produced by Aspergillus flavus and parasiticus
- Toxicity via ingestion (FDA limits to <20 ppb)
- Associated with hepatotoxicity and liver cancer
- Fusarium (T-2 Toxin)
- Causes alimentary toxic aleukia
- Seen in eating over wintered corn and wheat
- Results
- Mouth Ulcers
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
- Leukopenia
- Stachybotrys
- Found originally in Russia, contaminated hay or grain
- Cellulose degrading fungi
- Fiberboard or paper
- Wet hay
- Wallpaper
- Ochratoxin A
- Deoxynivalenol (DON)
- Zearalenone
- Fumonisins
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| Definition (NCI) | Mycotoxins are toxic, secondary metabolites of low molecular weight produced by naturally occurring fungi. Mycotoxins are neither infectious nor contagious, but can occur on a herd-wide basis. |
| Definition (MSH) | Toxic compounds produced by FUNGI. |
| Definition (CSP) | toxic substance produced by a fungus. |
| Concepts | Hazardous or Poisonous Substance (T131) , Organic Chemical (T109) |
| MSH | D009183 |
| SnomedCT | 44644008 |
| LNC | LP19630-0 |
| English | Fungal Toxins, Mycotoxins, Toxins, Fungal, mycotoxin, Mycotoxins [Chemical/Ingredient], fungal toxin, mycotoxins, Fungal toxin, Mycotoxin, Mycotoxin (substance), Fungal toxin, NOS, Mycotoxin, NOS, Fungal Toxin |
| Swedish | Mykotoxiner |
| Czech | mykotoxiny |
| Finnish | Mykotoksiinit |
| Russian | GRIBKOVYE TOKSINY, MIKOTOKSINY, ГРИБКОВЫЕ ТОКСИНЫ, МИКОТОКСИНЫ |
| French | Toxines fongiques, Mycotoxines |
| Polish | Mykotoksyny |
| Japanese | 真菌毒, 菌類毒素, マイコトキシン, ミコトキシン |
| Croatian | MIKOTOKSINI |
| Spanish | Toxinas Fúngicas, micotoxina (sustancia), micotoxina, toxina fúngica, Micotoxinas, Toxinas de Hongos |
| Portuguese | Toxinas Fúngicas, Micotoxinas, Toxinas de Fungos |
| German | Mykotoxine, Pilztoxine |
| Italian | Micotossine |
