Distribution and toxigenicity of Aspergillus species isolated from maize kernels from three agro-ecological zones in Nigeria

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 74-84

  Atehnkeng, Joseph ^a,b   Ojiambo, Peter S ^a   Donner, Matthias ^c   Ikotun, T ^b   Sikora, Richard A ^c   Cotty, Peter J ^d   Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus section Flavi; Geographical distribution; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B; AFLATOXIN G1;

AFRICA; AGROECOSYSTEM; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; FUSARIUM; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MAIZE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT; SAVANNA; SEED KERNEL; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DEMOGRAPHY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; NIGERIA; ZEA MAYS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUSARIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 39149087032     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.11.062     Document Type: Article

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