Evaluation of beauvericin toxicity with the bacterial bioluminescence assay and the Ames mutagenicity bioassay

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1938-1941

  Fotso, J ^a   Smith, J S ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ames test; Beauvericin; Bioluminescence; Mycotoxin; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0042466432     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb06997.x     Document Type: Article

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