Evaluation of viability of Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxins degradation in irradiated samples of maize

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 352-356

  Aquino, Simone ^a   Ferreira, Fabiane ^b   Baggio Ribeiro, Deise Helena ^b   Corrêa, Benedito ^b   Greiner, Ralf ^c   Haasis Villavicencio, Anna Lucia Casañas ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Fluorescent viability test; Gamma radiation; Maize; Water activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33645978435     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822005000400009     Document Type: Article

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