Amaranth grain as substrate for aflatoxin and zearalenone production at different water activity levels

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 57-61

  Bresler, Gisela ^a   Vaamonde, Graciela ^a   Degrossi, Claudia ^a   Fernandez Pinto, Virginia ^a  

^a Lab de Microbiol de Alimentos   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Amaranth; Water activity; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN B2; AFLATOXIN G1; AFLATOXIN G2; AMARANTH; WATER; ZEARALENONE;

ARTICLE; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAIN; KINETICS; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE;

AFLATOXINS; ANGIOSPERMS; ASPERGILLUS; FUSARIUM; TIME FACTORS; WATER; ZEARALENONE;

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS;

EID: 0032581080     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(98)00063-4     Document Type: Article

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