Evaluation of atoxigenic isolates of Aspergillus flavus as potential biocontrol agents for aflatoxin in maize

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1264-1271

  Atehnkeng, J ^a,b   Ojiambo, P S ^a,c   Ikotun, T ^b   Sikora, R A ^d   Cotty, P J ^e   Bandyopadhyay, R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Competitive exclusion; Corn; Mycotoxin; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN B2; AFLATOXIN;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STABILITY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; INOCULATION; MAIZE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; CROP; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ECOLOGY; FOOD CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ZEA MAYS;

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ECOLOGY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; NIGERIA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SPORES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58149116837     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030802112635     Document Type: Article

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