Mycobiota and mycotoxin contamination of maize flours and popcorn kernels for human consumption commercialized in Spain

Food Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-103

  Alborch, L ^a   Bragulat, M R ^a   Castella G ^a   Abarca, M L ^a   Cabanes F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Maize flour; Mycobiota; Mycotoxins; Ochratoxin A; Popcorn kernels

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FLOUR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FUNGUS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SPAIN;

FLOUR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOTOXINS; SPAIN; ZEA MAYS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CLAVATUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUSARIUM; MUCORALES; MYCOTA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; PENICILLIUM GRISEOFULVUM; PENICILLIUM VERRUCOSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84864341954     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.04.014     Document Type: Article

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