Identification and characterization of Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxins

Aspergillus flavus is the main producer of the well known carcinogenic aflatoxins. The presence of this fungus and aflatoxins is of huge concern in terms of food safety. The identification of A. flavus is not straightforward due to similarities with closely related species (e.g. A. parasiticus and A...

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Main Author: Rodrigues, Paula (author)
Other Authors: Soares, Célia (author), Kozakiewicz, Zofia (author), Paterson, Russell (author), Lima, Nelson (author), Venâncio, Armando (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Aspergillus flavus
Aflatoxins
Cyclopiazonic acid
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/933
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/933

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http://hdl.handle.net/10198/933

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