Publications
| the biodiversity of aspergillus section flavi in brazil nuts: from rainforest to consumer. | a total of 288 brazil nut samples (173 kernel and 115 shell) from the amazon rainforest region and são paulo state, brazil were collected at different stages of brazil nut production. samples were analysed for: percentages of aflatoxigenic fungal species and potential for aflatoxin production and presence of aflatoxins. aspergillus nomius was the most common species found (1235 isolates) which amounted to 30% of the total species with potential to produce aflatoxins. this species is of concern s ... | 2013 | 23290234 |
| mycobiota and mycotoxins in brazil nut samples from different states of the brazilian amazon region. | the objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of fungi and mycotoxins (aflatoxins and cyclopiazonic acid) in brazil nut samples collected in different states of the brazilian amazon region: acre, amazonas, amapá, and pará. a total of 200 husk samples and 200 almond samples were inoculated onto aspergillus flavus-parasiticus agar for the detection of fungi. mycotoxins were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. the mycobiota comprised the following fungi, in decreasing ord ... | 2012 | 23072689 |