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Complete the statements with a proper option from the list given below.
(mycotoxins, budding, rhizobium)

Toxins of fungal origin are called _______.

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Answer: Toxins of fungal origin are called mycotoxins.
Mycology is the branch of microbiology that deals with the study of fungi (a group of organisms that contains moulds, yeasts and mushrooms) and mycotoxins are poisonous substances produced by fungi.

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