Identification of atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus isolates to reduce aflatoxin contamination of maize in Kenya

Aspergillus flavus has two morphotypes, the S strain and the L strain, that differ in aflatoxin-producing ability and other characteristics. Fungal communities on maize dominated by the S strain of A. flavus have repeatedly been associated with acute aflatoxin poisonings in Kenya, where management t...

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Main Authors: Probst, C., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit, Price, L.E., Cotty, P.J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Scientific Societies 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81279

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