Publications
| ochratoxigenic fungi and ochratoxin a in cocoa during farm processing. | this study investigated the occurrence of fungi with the potential to produce ochratoxin a (ota), and the occurrence of ota, in brazilian cocoa beans. two hundred and twenty two samples of cocoa were evaluated, taken at various stages of fermentation, drying and storage. samples were collected from bahia, the main cocoa producing region in brazil. fungi with the potential to produce ota were isolated by direct plating of cocoa beans on dichloran 18% glycerol agar after surface disinfection, and ... | 2010 | 20709419 |
| ochratoxin a in serum of swine from different brazilian states. | the aims of the current study were to monitor the presence of ochratoxin a (ota) in the serum of slaughtered swine and to investigate its distribution in 4 major geographical regions of brazil. a total of 400 samples of serum were collected from 4 major states of brazil (100 samples each). ochratoxin a concentrations were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. in santa catarina state, 60% of the samples had ota concentrations ranging from 4.01 to 75.4 mg/l. in mato grosso state, 7 ... | 2010 | 20807935 |