Fungal contamination and the levels of mycotoxins (DON and OTA) in cereal samples from Poland and East Slovakia

Czech Journal of Food Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-40

  Čonková, Eva ^a,d   Laciaková, Anna ^a   Štyriak, Igor ^b   Czerwiecki, Ludwik ^c   Wilczyńska, Grazyna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^c State Research Institute   (Poland)

^d Univerzita Veterinarskeho Lekarstva a Farmacie   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Barley; Deoxynivalenol (DON); Microscopic fungi; Ochratoxin A (OTA); Rye; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PENICILLIUM; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33144477615     PISSN: 12121800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/3291-cjfs     Document Type: Article

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