Talk:Mycotoxin

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I have a question. Why are mycotoxins actually produced in the first place.... what is it that makes them so useful to the fungus that they invest their energy into producing them?

[edit] Ergot

Should ergot be mentioned as a mycotoxin? Dforest 14:20, 8 November 2005 (UTC) how does mycotoxin spoils the grains?

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On the bottom of the article someone wrote:

"Strictly speaking, ethanol, also known as ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol, that is produced when certain species of yeast (most importantly, Saccharomyces cerevisiae) metabolize sugar in the absence of oxygen, is a mycotoxin as well."

I do not think this is correct. Not every (human-) toxic substance produced by fungi is called a mycotoxin.