Evaluation of a fluorodensitometric method for analysis of ergosterol as a fungal marker in compound feeds

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 686-690

  Bailly, J D ^a   Le Bars, P ^b   Pietri, A ^c   Benard, G ^a   Le Bars, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERGOSTEROL; FLUORODENSIMETRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FUNGUS DETECTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

EID: 0033152177     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.6.686     Document Type: Article

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