ABSTRACT
Fumonisins are toxic metabolites produced by different species belonging mainly to the genus Fusarium. 1 Specifically, they are mainly produced by Fusarium species from the Liseola section. 2 Fusarium verticillioides and Fusarium proliferatum are the main producing species, but fumonisins’ production depends on both the strain and the culture conditions. 1 Other species, including Fusarium napiforme, Fusarium dlamini, and Fusarium nygamai, also produce fumonisins. 3 In addition, several species belonging to other genera have also been found to produce fumonisins in vitro, such as Alternaria alternata f. sp. lycopersici and Aspergillus niger. 4,5 Of more than 15 fumonisins described, fumonisin B1 (FB1) is the most important in terms of toxicity. 2,6
