Aspergillus fumigatus toxicity and gliotoxin levels in feedstuff for domestic animals and pets in Argentina

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-81

  Pena, G A ^a,b   Pereyra, C M ^a,b   Armando, M R ^a,b   Chiacchiera, S M ^a,b   Magnoli, C E ^a,b   Orlando, J L ^c   Dalcero, A M ^a,b   Rosa, C A R ^d,e   Cavaglieri, L R ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

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

^e Ministério de Ciência Tecnologia e Inovação Salvador   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Feedstuff; Gliotoxin

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL PRODUCTIVITY; ARGENTINA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; CORN SILAGE; DOMESTIC ANIMALS; FARM WORKERS; FEED SAMPLES; POULTRY FEEDS;

ANIMALS;

GLIOTOXIN; PROTEIN;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; DOMESTIC SPECIES; FUNGUS; HEALTH RISK; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TOXICITY;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL FOOD; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BARLEY; CATTLE; CORN; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORSE; NONHUMAN; OAT; PET ANIMAL; POULTRY; SILAGE; SOYBEAN; SWINE; WHEAT;

ARGENTINA;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BOS; EQUIDAE; SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 72149114617     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02756.x     Document Type: Article

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