Effects of gamma and electron beam radiation on Brazil nuts artificially inoculated with Aspergillus flavus

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1397-1401

  Assunção, Ednei ^a   Reis, Tatiana Alves ^a   Baquião, Arianne Costa ^a   Corrêa, Benedito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA; MYCOTA;

AFLATOXIN;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; EVALUATION STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NUT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD IRRADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; NUTS;

EID: 84937202045     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: 19449097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-14-595     Document Type: Article

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