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Effect of competition and adverse culture conditions on aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus through successive generations

Bruce W. Horn
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Joe W. Dorner National Peanut Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dawson, Georgia 31742
Pages 741-751 | Accepted 15 Feb 2002, Published online: 31 Jan 2017

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