Analysis of the contrast between natural occurrence of toxigenic Aspergilliof the Flavi section and aflatoxin B1 in cassava

Food Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 151-159

  Adjovi, Y C S ^a,b,c   Bailly, S ^a,d   Gnonlonfin, B J G ^c,e   Tadrist, S ^a,b   Querin, A ^a,d   Sanni, A ^c   Oswald, I P ^a,b   Puel, O ^a,b   Bailly, J D ^a,d  

^a TOXALIM RESEARCH CENTRE IN FOOD TOXICOLOGY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c Unité de Biologie Humaine   (Benin)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^e International Livestock Research Institute   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin B1; Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus novoparasiticus; Aspergillus parvisclerotigenus; Benin; Cassava; Inhibition

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NOVOPARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS PARVISCLEROTIGENUS; BENIN; CASSAVA; CLASSIFICATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INHIBITION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MANIHOT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; VEGETABLE;

AFLATOXIN B1; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NOVOPARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS PARVISCLEROTIGENUS; BENIN; CASSAVA; INHIBITION;

AFLATOXIN B1; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MANIHOT; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84884548707     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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