Relationship between the Fungal Incidence, Water Activity, Humidity, and Aflatoxin Content in Maize Samples from the Highlands and Coast of Ecuador

Relationship between the Fungal Incidence, Water Activity, Humidity, and Aflatoxin Content in Maize Samples from the Highlands and Coast of Ecuador

This study evaluated the fungal incidence through direct plating in Agar Dichloran Glycerol, and the presence of aflatoxins in maize samples from the Highlands and Coast of Ecuador by HPLC, investigating the influence of the temperature, altitude, water activity, and humidity of the collection regio...

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Main Authors: Héctor Abel Palacios, Andrieli Stefanello, Margarita Susana García Gavilánez, Dicke Alejandro Castro Demera, Marcelo Valle Garcia, Wilson Arturo Vásquez Castillo, Marcelo Alejandro Almeida Marcano, Iván Rodrigo Samaniego Maigua, Marina Venturini Copetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
maize
mycotoxins
aflatoxins
<i>Aspergillus flavus</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/14/3/196

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