Diaporthe toxica
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title:
Diaporthe toxica
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Diaporthe toxica is a lupin endophyte and occasionally a plant pathogen. The fungus produces secondary metabolites that result in toxicosis of animals such as lupinosis of sheep when infected lupins are ingested by animals. The fungus produces mycotoxins called phomopsins, which cause liver damage. Lupinosis has been incorrectly attributed to Diaporthe woodii but has now been shown to be a mycotoxicosis caused by the recently discovered (1994) teleomorphic fungus Diaporthe toxica. The discovery
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Species of fungus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaporthe_toxica
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2023-09-16T06:19:04Z
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