What are Mycotoxins?

Created by Alison Knapp, Modified on Tue, 12 Dec, 2023 at 3:28 PM by Pauline McCrystal

Mycotoxins are toxins produced by organisms categorized as fungi, yeasts and moulds. When the growth conditions are right for specific fungi, they will grow very rapidly into colonies, and produce toxins specific to that fungus as a by-product.

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