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2. Mycotoxins of interest to the cereal industry
2.1 Aflatoxins
Investigations into "turkey disease X", which broke out in England in 1960, revealed the presence of a toxin in peanut meal fed to these birds. Studies carried out on raw material contaminated with a mould of the genus Aspergillus led to the characterization of aflatoxins . This work led to the discovery of mold toxins or mycotoxins.
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Factors in fungal development and aflatoxin production
Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 are likely to be produced by certain...
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