Several phytopathogenic Fusarium species occurring worldwide on cereals as causal agents of 'head blight' (scab) of small grain cereals and 'ear rot' of maize, are capable of accumulating, in infected kernels, several mycotoxins some of which of notable impact to human and animal health. Fusarium graminearum, F. culmorum, F. poae, F. avenaceum and Microdochium nivale predominantly cause Fusarium diseases of small-grain cereals. Maize is predominantly attacked by F. graminearum, F. moniliforme, F. proliferatum and F. subglutinans. The review is focused on the influence of climatic variables, particularly temperature, humidity and rainfall on growth, reproduction, survival, competitive ability, mycotoxicity and pathogenicity of Fusarium fungi commonly isolated from wheat, barley and maize.
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The validation of analytical procedure for the determination of aflatoxin B1 in eggs of laying hens was presented. The procedure consisted of the extraction of the analyte from the sample, immunoaffinity column clean-up and liquid chromatography with postcolumn bromination and fluorescence detection. The parameters obtained in the first (LOD 2 ng/kg, LOQ 6 ng/kg, RSDR 11%, izkoristek 70%) and in the second laboratory (LOD 2 ng/kg, LOQ 5 ng/kg, RSDr 20%, izkoristek 67%) indicate that both versions of the procedure are suitable for the determination of aflatoxin B1 in eggs of laying hens.