Mycobiota and mycotoxins in Brazil nut samples from different states of the Brazilian Amazon region

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 61-68

  Reis, T A ^a   Oliveira, T D ^a   Baquiao A C ^a   Goncalves S S ^b   Zorzete, P ^a   Correa B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus; Brazil nut; Cyclopiazonic acid; Mycoflora

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID;

ALMOND; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NOMIUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; BRAZIL; BRAZIL NUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUSARIUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PHAEOACREMONIUM; PHIALEMONIUM; SEED HUSK;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BERTHOLLETIA; BRAZIL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; MYCOTOXINS; PENICILLIUM; PRUNUS;

EID: 84867606814     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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