Effects of fumonisins on selected murine immune responses and infection with Trypanosoma cruzi (Fusarium moniliforme).

Fusarium monliforme, a ubiquitous fungus infecting corn, produces fumonisin mycotoxins, known etiologic agents of many animal diseases. In a study of the immune system effects of fumonisins, in BALB/c mice, the myotropic Brazil strain of Trypanosoma cruzi was used as a host-resistance model. Mice fed diets containing fumonisins provided by Fusarium moniliforme culture mate..