The microbial contamination, toxicity and quality of turned and unturned outdoor floor malted sorghum

Journal of the Institute of Brewing

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 190-196

  Lefyedi, Mathoto L ^a   Marais, Gert J ^a   Dutton, Michael F ^b   Taylor, John R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Mycoflora; Mycotoxins; Sorghum malt

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; MUCOR; PHOMA SORGHINA; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE;

EID: 27444443934     PISSN: 00469750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.2005.tb00665.x     Document Type: Article

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