Potential of aflatoxin B1 production by Aspergillus flavus strains on commercially important food grains

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 161-165

  Reddy, K Ravindranadha N ^a   Raghavender, C Raghu ^b   Salleh, Baharuddin ^a   Reddy, C Sadasiva ^c   Reddy, B Narsimha ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c DIRECTORATE OF RICE RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1); Aspergillus flavus; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); Food grains

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY (ELISA); FOOD GRAIN; FOOD GRAINS; RICE GRAINS;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; ENZYMES; STRAIN;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; HORDEUM; MACROTYLOMA UNIFLORUM; SESAMUM INDICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650251772     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02468.x     Document Type: Article

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