Growth and toxigenesis of Aspergillus flavus isolates on selected spices

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-65

  Bartine, Hanina ^a   Tantaoui Elaraki, Abdelrhafour ^a  

^a INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Growth of A. flavus; Spices

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CINNAMON; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GINGER; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CAPSICUM; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CURCUMIN; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPICES;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; CUMINUM CYMINUM; FUNGI; PIPER NIGRUM; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0030748623     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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