Distribution of aflatoxins in contaminated corn fractions segregated by size

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 12-16

  Piedade, Fabiana S ^a   Fonseca, Homero ^a,b   Glória, Eduardo M ^a   Calori Domingues, Maria Antonia ^a   Piedade, Sônia M S ^a   Barbin, Décio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Contamination distribution; Corn; Fractions; Segregation

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 19944379888     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822002000100002     Document Type: Article

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