Effect of Gamma Irradiation on Elimination of Aflatoxins Produced by Apple Mycoflora in Apple Fruits

Acta Microbiologica Polonica

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 379-386

  Afifi, Ahmed F ^a,b   Foaad, Mohammed A ^a,b   Fawzi, Eman M ^a,b  

^a Roxy   (Egypt)

^b Department of Microbiology ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Apples fruits; Aspergillus; Gamma irradiation; Penicillium

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; MYCOTOXIN;

APPLE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; FUNGUS; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; FOOD IRRADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; MALUS; PENICILLIUM;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM;

EID: 0742271039     PISSN: 01371320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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