Association between aflatoxin and aflatoxigenic fungi in brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.);Associação de aflatoxinas e fungos aflatoxigênicos em castanha-do-brasil (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.)

Ciencia e Tecnologia de Alimentos

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 330-334

  Pacheco, Ariane Mendonça ^a   Lucas, Ana ^a   Parente, Rosana ^a   Pacheco, Neuzimar ^b  

^a Food Science Department Pharmacy Faculty   (Brazil)

^b Nutricon Food Analysis   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Bertholletia; Chromatography; Moisture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955581623     PISSN: 01012061     EISSN: 1678457X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-20612010000200007     Document Type: Article

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