Variability of aflatoxin and cyclopiazonic acid production by Aspergillus section flavi from different substrates in Argentina

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-84

  Vaamonde, Graciela ^a   Patriarca, Andrea ^a   Fernández Pinto, Virginia ^a   Comerio, Ricardo ^a   Degrossi, Claudia ^a  

^a Lab de Microbiol de Alimentos   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Aspergillus section flavi; Cyclopiazonic acid; Peanut; Soybean; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B; AFLATOXIN G; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID; MYCOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRICA; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NOMIUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; COTTON; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PEANUT; PLANT GROWTH; SCLEROTIUM (ASCOMYCOTA); SOIL; SOYBEAN; SPECIES; THAILAND; UNITED STATES; WHEAT;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NOMIUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; GLYCINE MAX; MICROPUS; NOMIUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0141758426     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(03)00101-6     Document Type: Article

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