Publications by authors named "Mariska R Greeff-Laubscher"
Species in the Fusarium solani species complex are fast growing, environmental saprophytic fungi. Members of this genus are filamentous fungi with a wide geographical distribution. Fusarium keratoplasticum and F.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe order Saprolegniales (Class Oomycota) is a group of fungus-like eukaryotic microorganisms that have been associated with infections in fish and fish eggs. Infections with microorganisms from this order are clearly evident because they have a cotton wool-like appearance. The aim of this study was to characterize and identify an oomycete that was isolated from the eye of an Orange Blotched Peacock Cichlid Aulonacara sp.
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- Mycotoxins are harmful compounds made by certain fungi, particularly prominent in grain-based feeds like abalone feed.
- The study investigated how abalone feed impacts the growth of these fungi and fumonisin production at different temperatures, along with the effects of seawater on contaminated feed.
- Findings indicated that mycotoxins were produced in the feed, with higher levels of fumonisins when incubated at lower temperatures, but soaking the contaminated feed in seawater reduced the risk of abalone ingesting these toxins.