Assessment of aflatoxigenic Aspergillus and other fungi in millet and sesame from Plateau State, Nigeria

Mycology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-22

  Ezekiel, C N ^a   Udom, I E ^b   Frisvad, J C ^c   Adetunji, M C ^d   Houbraken, J ^e   Fapohunda, S O ^a   Samson, R A ^e   Atanda, O O ^f   Agi Otto, M C ^a   Onashile, O A ^a  

^a BABCOCK UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Nigeria)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^e CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^f Department of Biological Sciences   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

acha; aflatoxin; Aspergillus; fonio millet; food safety; fungi; sesame

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896933134     PISSN: 21501203     EISSN: 21501211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2014.889769     Document Type: Article

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