Aflatoxin in mould infested sesame seeds

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 391-394

  Mbah, M C ^a,c   Akueshi, C O ^b  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^c MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Sesame seed; Storage fungus

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN G1;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; SESAME; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; SESAMUM; SESAMUM INDICUM; SESAMUM RADIATUM;

EID: 60549099583     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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