POTENTIAL OF ESSENTIAL OILS FOR PROTECTION OF GRAINS CONTAMINATED BY AFLATOXIN PRODUCED BY Aspergillus flavus

POTENTIAL OF ESSENTIAL OILS FOR PROTECTION OF GRAINS CONTAMINATED BY AFLATOXIN PRODUCED BY Aspergillus flavus

Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a highly toxic and carcinogenic metabolite produced by Aspergillus species on food and agricultural commodities. Inhibitory effects of essential oils of Ageratum conyzoides (mentrasto) and Origanum vulgare (oregano) on the mycelial growth and aflatoxin B1 production by Aspergill...

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Main Authors: Renata Hadad Esper, Edlayne eGonçalez, Marcia Ortiz Mayo Marques, Roberto Carlos Felicio, Joana D'arc Felicio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Soybeans
corn
Essential oil
Oreganum vulgare
Ageratum conyzoides.
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00269/full

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