Influence of water activity and temperature on the production of zearalenone in corn by three Fusarium species

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 417-421

  Jimenez M ^a   Manez M ^b   Hernandez E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corn; Fusarium; Temperature; Water activity; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN; WATER; ZEARALENONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE; WEIGHT;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037809170     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(95)00073-9     Document Type: Article

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