The effects of cereal substrate and temperature on production of beauvericin, moniliformin and fusaproliferin by Fusarium subglutinans ITEM-1434

One strain of Fusarium subglutinans (ITEM-1434) isolated from maize ear rot in Poland was tested for the ability to synthesize moniliformin (MON), bea uvericin (BEA) and fusaproliferin (FP) on six cereal substrates (wheat, rye , barley, oat, maize and rice kernels) for 3 weeks at 25 degrees C and on r ice at three different temperatures (20, 25 and 30 degrees C). Most MON (49 7 mu g/g) was produced on rice; most BEA (704 mu g/g) on wheat or rice, and most FP (422 mu g/g) on rye. When cultured on rice, F. subglutinans produc ed the highest levels of BEA and FP at 20-25 degrees C, while MON productio n was best at 30 degrees C.