Survey of mycoflora and ochratoxin A in dried vine fruits from Argentina markets

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 326-331

  Magnoli, C ^a   Astoreca, A ^a   Ponsone, L ^a   Combina, M ^b   Palacio, G ^a   Rosa, C A R ^c   Dalcero, Ana Maria ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillus section Nigri; Black and white dried vine fruits; Mycoflora; Mycotoxins; Ochratoxin A

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ASPERGILLUS; FRUITS; POLYSACCHARIDES; VALUE ENGINEERING;

ARGENTINA; ASPERGILLUS SECTION NIGRI; BLACK AND WHITE DRIED VINE FRUIT; DICHLORAN; DRIED VINE FRUITS; MYCOFLORUM; NIGER; OCHRATOXIN A; ROSE BENGAL; SURFACE DISINFECTION;

MYCOTOXINS;

CHLORAMPHENICOL; OCHRATOXIN; ROSE BENGAL;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; MARKET; NONHUMAN; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; VINE FRUIT;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 4944244851     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2004.01583.x     Document Type: Article

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