V4-1403 — Annual report 2015
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Beauvericin inhibits neuromuscular transmission and skeletal muscle contractility in mouse hemidiaphragm preparation

Beauvericin (BEA) is an emerging mycotoxin mainly produced by fungus Beauveria bassiana and one of the most common grain-contaminating genus of fungi Fusarium spp. Results from study indicate that BEA has neurotoxic and myotoxic effects, which overlap in a narrow range of concentrations.

COBISS.SI-ID: 4093818
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The incidence of ergot (Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul.) in the species of the grass family (Poaceae) in Slovenia 2014

Ergot is a plant disease caused by the fungus Claviceps purpurea, which infects the ovaries of cereals and grasses. In year 2014, at 37 different locations, 116 samples of ergot sclerotia were collected in cereals and grasses, Ergot was present in 22 wild species from 15 genera of grasses (Elyrtigia, Agrostis, Alopecurus, Arrhenatherum, Brachypodium, Bromus, Calamagrostis, Dactylis, Festuca, Holcus, Lolium,Molinia Phalaris, Phleum and Sesleria). In samples of feed grain, we find ergot in rye, triticale, wheat and spelt.

COBISS.SI-ID: 8304249
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Mycotoxins in cereals and cereal products in Slovenia - official control of foods in the years 2008-2012

In this study, 290 different cereals and cereal products, sampled on Slovenian market under official control in the years 2008–2012, were investigated on the presence of mycotoxins: aflatoxins (AF), ochratoxin A (OTA), fumonisins B1 and B2 (FB), deoxynivalenol (DON), zearalenone (ZON) and T-2/HT-2 toxins.

COBISS.SI-ID: 3173349