OTA-producing fungi in foodstuffs: A review

Food Control

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 259-268

  Amezqueta S ^a,c   Schorr Galindo, S ^b   Murillo Arbizu, M ^a,d   Gonzalez Penas E ^a   Lopez de Cerain A ^a   Guiraud, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UMR QUALISUD   (France)

^c Bioglane SLNE   (Spain)

^d SL Polígono Mocholí ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Analysis; Fungi; Mycotoxins; Ochratoxin A; Review

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM VERRUCOSUM; VITACEAE;

EID: 84857666259     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.01.042     Document Type: Review

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