The effect of fungal competition on colonization of maize grain by Fusarium moniliforme, F. proliferatum and F. graminearum and on fumonisin B1 and zearalenone formation

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 59-66

  Velluti, A ^a   Marin S ^b   Bettucci, L ^a   Ramos, A J ^b   Sanchis, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fumonisins; Fusarium; Maize; Temperature; Water activity; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

FUMONISIN B1; ZEARALENONE;

ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH STIMULATION; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; WATER CONTENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FOOD IRRADIATION; FUMONISINS; FUSARIUM; TEMPERATURE; WATER; ZEA MAYS; ZEARALENONE;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034713921     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(00)00289-0     Document Type: Article

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