Mycotoxin production by Aspergillus niger aggregate strains isolated from harvested maize in three Portuguese regions;Producción de micotoxinas por aislamientos de Aspergillus niger procedentes de muestras de maíz recogido en tres regiones portuguesas

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-13

  Soares, Célia ^a   Calado, Thalita ^a   Venâncio, Armando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Fumonisin B2; Maize; Ochratoxin A

Indexed keywords

FUMONISIN B2; OCHRATOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL STRUCTURES; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GRAIN; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; SAMPLING; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CLIMATE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FUMONISINS; OCHRATOXINS; PORTUGAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ZEA MAYS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84872822111     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: 21739188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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