Abstract
Isolates (131) of F. poae and F. sporotrichioides from overwintered cereals [millet, wheat, rye, oats, barley, buckwheat], which were associated with the [human] alimentary toxic aleukia toxicoses in the USSR, were tested for their ability to produce T-2 toxin [4.beta., 15 diacetoxy-8.alpha.-(3-methylbutyryloxy)-12,13-epoxytrichothec-9-en-3.alpha.-ol]. The presence of T-2 toxin was determined by TLC, GLC, spectroscopy and the rabbit skin test. A good correlation was demonstrated between T-2 toxin detection by TLC and inflammatory skin reactions of rabbits.