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The aim of the study was to determine whether isolates ofFusarium oxysporum Schlecht. produce fusaric acid in culture and whether mycelial growth can be used as a measurement of fusaric acid production. Three isolates produced significant levels of fusaric acid in culture filtrate, the maximum concentration being reached after 18 days, whereafter it remained constant. Mycelial growth could not be used to measure or estimate the production of fusaric acid. Growth curves from specific isolates could be used to determine the concentration of fusaric acid in culture filtrate after specific lengths of time.
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Venter, S.L., Steyn, P.J. & Steyn, H.S.F. Production of fusaric acid byFusarium oxysporum . Potato Res 39, 79–83 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02358209
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