Trichothecenes produced by Stachybotrys atra from Eastern Europe

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1986 May;51(5):915-8. doi: 10.1128/aem.51.5.915-918.1986.

Abstract

A total of 17 isolates of Stachybotrys atra isolated from various parts of Hungary and Czechoslovakia were grown on rice, and the toxin production of each isolate was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. Of the 17 isolates, 14 produced macrocyclic trichothecenes (satratoxins F, G, and H, roridin E, and verrucarin J) as well as trichoverrols A and B. Most isolates produced satratoxins G and H in higher quantities than the other trichothecenes. The yield (in milligrams) of trichothecenes produced by one isolate grown on 800 g of rice was as follows: roridin E, 12; satratoxin F, 10; satratoxin G, 75; satratoxin H, 100; trichoverrol A, 15; and trichoverrol B, 30.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Hungary
  • Mitosporic Fungi / metabolism*
  • Oryza
  • Sesquiterpenes / biosynthesis*
  • Stachybotrys / metabolism*
  • Trichothecenes / biosynthesis*

Substances

  • Sesquiterpenes
  • Trichothecenes
  • satratoxin G
  • satratoxin H
  • verrucarin J
  • trichoverrol A
  • roridin E