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Veterinarian Microbiology • Rev. Microbiol. 30 (3) • July 1999 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0001-37141999000300011 linkcopy

Open-access Equine leukoencephalomalacia associated with ingestion of corn contaminated with fumonisin B1

Leucoencefalomalácia eqüina associada à ingestão de milho contaminado por fumonisina B1

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    Abstracts

    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.

    corn; leukoencephalomalacia; fumonisin; Fusarium moniliforme; chromatography

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