Equine leukoencephalomalacia associated with ingestion of corn contaminated with fumonisin B1
This article describes clinical, etiologic and pathologic diagnosis of an outbreak of equine leukoencephalomalacia. Two samples of the corn consumed by the affected horses contained fumonisin B1 at levels of 46 and 53 µg/g and Fusarium moniliforme, a good in vitro mycotoxin producer.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
1999
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37141999000300011 |
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| Summary: | This article describes clinical, etiologic and pathologic diagnosis of an outbreak of equine leukoencephalomalacia. Two samples of the corn consumed by the affected horses contained fumonisin B1 at levels of 46 and 53 µg/g and Fusarium moniliforme, a good in vitro mycotoxin producer. |
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