Fungal and mycotoxin contamination of South African commercial maize

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 296-303

  Chilaka, Cynthia Adaku ^a   de Kock, Suretha ^a   Phoku, Judith Zanele ^a   Mwanza, Mulunda ^a   Egbuta, Mary Augustina ^a   Dutton, Michael Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin B; Chromatography; Fumonisin; Fungi; Maize; Mycotoxins; Ochratoxin A; South Africa; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; FUMONISIN; MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN; ZEARALENONE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FOOD; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE; SCREENING; SOUTH AFRICA; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; YEAST;

EID: 84862207234     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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