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    T-2 mycotoxin is a trichothecene mycotoxin. It is a naturally occurring mold byproduct of Fusarium spp. fungus which is toxic to humans and other animals...
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  • A mycotoxin (from the Greek μύκης mykes, "fungus" and τοξικός toxikos, "poisonous") is a toxic secondary metabolite produced by fungi and is capable of...
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    distribution kit T2 (social), later Pebble, a social platform T-2 mycotoxin, a type of trichothecene mycotoxin, a naturally occurring mold byproduct of certain species...
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  • Secretary of State Alexander Haig accused the Soviet Union of supplying T-2 mycotoxin to the communist states in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia for use in counterinsurgency...
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    abundant members of the soil microbial community. Some species produce mycotoxins in cereal crops that can affect human and animal health if they enter...
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    of living cells: Ricin, from castor beans Apitoxin, from honey bees T-2 mycotoxin, from certain toxic mushrooms Cardiotoxin III, from Chinese cobra Hemotoxin...
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    Trichothecenes constitute a large group of chemically related mycotoxins. They are produced by fungi of the genera Fusarium, Myrothecium, Trichoderma,...
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    Cambodia). The substance claimed to be used in the attacks was T-2 mycotoxin, a trichothecene mycotoxin which was allegedly used in the “Yellow Rain” attacks in...
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    causes is known as Stachybotrotoxicosis. It is related to the mycotoxin T-2, but unlike T-2 has not been reported to have been used as a chemical weapon...
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    Fungus (category Taxa named by Royall T. Moore)
    trichothecenes (e.g., T-2 mycotoxin) and fumonisins, which have significant impact on human food supplies or animal livestock. Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites...
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    harmful health effects of molds ("moulds" in British English) and their mycotoxins. Molds are ubiquitous in the biosphere, and mold spores are a common component...
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    Zearalenone (redirect from F-2 mycotoxin)
    Zearalenone (ZEN), also known as RAL and F-2 mycotoxin, is a potent estrogenic metabolite produced by some Fusarium and Gibberella species. Specifically...
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    Fumonisin (category Mycotoxins)
    their toxicities have not yet been established. The trichothecene (T-2) mycotoxins are a group of over 40 compounds produced by fungi of the genus Fusarium...
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    contamination by mycotoxins produced by the fungi already when the crop is growing in the field. The disease can cause severe economic losses as mycotoxin-contaminated...
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  • The World Mycotoxin Journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering mycotoxins. It is published by Wageningen Academic Publishers. It is indexed...
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    Agaritine (category Mycotoxins)
    Agaritine is an aromatic hydrazine-derivative mycotoxin in mushroom species of the genus Agaricus. It is an α-aminoacid and a derivative of phenylhydrazine...
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    Roridin E (category Mycotoxins)
    Roridin E is a mycotoxin of the trichothecene group. In nature it is mainly found in fungi of the Fusarium and Myrothecium species. The Fusarium and Myrothecium...
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    Orellanine (category Mycotoxins found in Basidiomycota)
    Orellanine or orellanin is a mycotoxin found in a group of mushrooms known as the Orellani within the family Cortinariaceae. Structurally, it is a bipyridine...
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  • Trichothecene is a mycotoxin that is produced from the fungi species Fusarium graminearum. The T-2 toxin, Type A, and DON, Type B, are major mycotoxins that are...
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    Alimentary toxic aleukia is a mycotoxin-induced condition characterized by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, leukopenia (aleukia), hemorrhaging, skin inflammation...
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  • toxic agents. RSDL removes or neutralizes chemical warfare agents, T-2 mycotoxins, and pesticides. RSDL is the standard decontamination means for many...
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    produces allergenic compounds but is not known to produce significant mycotoxins. In 2020 the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it had found evidence...
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    MT81 (category Mycotoxins)
    a mycotoxin with antibiotic activity. Choudhury, S; Rana, MP; Chatterjee, TK; Mazumder, UK; Gupta, M (1992). "Antimicrobial activities of mycotoxin MT81...
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    of the American Society of Nephrology. 18 (2): 407–13. doi:10.1681/ASN.2006080882. PMID 17229907. Berger T, Togawa A, Duncan GS, Elia AJ, You-Ten A, Wakeham...
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    Dog food (section Mycotoxins)
    2007). "Mycotoxins and the pet food industry: toxicological evidence and risk assessment". International Journal of Food Microbiology. 119 (1–2): 95–102...
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    for several human fatalities as they contain an often fatal dose of the mycotoxin satratoxin-H. The species was originally described as Hypocrea cornu-damae...
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    Penicillic acid (category Mycotoxins)
    Penicillic acid is a mycotoxin that is produced by Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus ostianus and Penicillium roqueforti mold. It is not a product of acid...
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    USDA, "They are probably the best known and most intensively researched mycotoxins in the world." The fungi grow in soil, decaying vegetation and various...
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    slow radial growth, fluffy mycelia. Produces cyclopiazonic acid (CPA), a mycotoxin. P. camemberti var. "caseifulvum", the lineage found in cheeses other...
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    3-Nitropropionic acid (category Mycotoxins)
    3-Nitropropionic acid (3-NPA) is a mycotoxin, a potent mitochondrial inhibitor, which is toxic to humans. It is produced by a number of fungi, and may...
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