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Deadly strains of Kenyan Aspergillus are distinct from other aflatoxin producers
2012-03-01
Abstract excerpt
Aflatoxin contamination of crops is a world-wide problem. Lethal aflatoxicosis of humans has been associated with maize produced in Kenya for over three decades. The S strain morphotype of Aspergillus flavus was identified as the primary cause of aflatoxin contamination events occurring between 2004 and 2006 in Kenya. Because the S strain was first described in the U.S., it was suggested that the agent causing let...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 4577df35-ddef-55f4-95f6-695aa1a3ee2a
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10658-011-9887-y