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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1970 August; 20(2): 204-207
Copyright © 1970 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Mycotoxin from a Blue-Eye Mold of Corn ¹

Northern Regional Research Laboratory, Northern Utilization Research and Development Division, Agricultural Research Service, Peoria, Illinois 61604

ABSTRACT

High-moisture yellow dent corn became heavily molded by Penicillium martensii after storage for 6 months at 1 C. Mice ingesting corn molded by P. martensii died within a few days. The toxin was isolated and identified as penicillic acid. Large quantities of the toxin accumulated over a 3-month period on artificially inoculated corn incubated at temperatures between 1 and 15 C. At higher temperatures, the toxin disappeared within 45 days.

¹ Presented in part at the 70th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, Mass., 26 April-1 May 1970.