Incidence of Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus parasiticus and aflatoxins in Brazil nuts in the Amazon forest environment

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 199-205

  Leite, F M N ^a   De Souza, Leite ^b   De Souza, J M L ^c   Da C Cartaxo, C B ^c   De S Alvares V ^c   Da Cunha, C R ^c  

^a State Secretariat for Agronomic and Forestry Extension and Small Scale Production   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA ACRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus parasiticus; Bertholletia excelsa; mycotoxin

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN B2; AFLATOXIN G1; AFLATOXIN G2; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; BRAZIL NUT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOREST; FOREST SOIL; NONHUMAN; POD;

EID: 84898455535     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2012.1488     Document Type: Article

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