Mycoflora and mycotoxins in field samples of Brazil nuts

Food Control

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 224-229

  Baquião, Arianne Costa ^a   Zorzete, Patricia ^a   Reis, Tatiana Alves ^a   Assunção, Ednei ^a   Vergueiro, Sergio ^b   Correa, Benedito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Itacoatiara   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus; Brazil nut; Cyclopiazonic acid; Fungi; Mycoflora

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 84862589857     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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