Mycotoxin production by Aspergillus niger aggregate strains isolated from harvested maize in three Portuguese regions

Background: Maize is considered one of the crops more susceptible to mycotoxins in the world. Two of the mycotoxins commonly associated with maize are fumonisins and ochratoxin A. Aspergillus niger is a known producer of ochratoxin A and is easily found in maize. Recently, however, Aspergillus niger...

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Main Author: Soares, Célia Maria Gonçalves (author)
Other Authors: Calado, Thalita (author), Venâncio, Armando (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/24328
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/24328