Diversity of black aspergilli and mycotoxin risks in grape, wine and dried vine fruits

Phytopathologia Mediterranea

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-147

  Somma, Stefania ^a   Perrone, Giancarlo ^a   Logrieco, Antonio F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspergillus section Nigri; Fumonisins; Mycotoxin risk management; Ochratoxin A

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; VITACEAE;

EID: 84864529933     PISSN: 00319465     EISSN: 15932095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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