Fungal biota and occurrence of aflatoxigenic Asperglllus in postharvest corn grains

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 903-909

  Yassin, Mohamed A ^a,b   El Samawaty, AbdEl Rahim M A ^a,b   Moslem, Mohamed ^a   Bahkali, Ali ^a   Abd Elsalam, Kamel ^a,b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

HPLC; Mycotoxins; Seed borne fungi; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

FOOD SAFETY; FUNGUS; MAIZE; RISK FACTOR; TOXIN;

RIYADH [SAUDI ARABIA]; SAUDI ARABIA;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CLAVATUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS VAR. COLUMNARIS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; FUSARIUM SUBGLUTINANS; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79955709884     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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