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Important mycotoxins and the fungi which produce them

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Frisvad, J.C., Thrane, U., Samson, R.A., Pitt, J.I. (2006). Important mycotoxins and the fungi which produce them. In: Hocking, A.D., Pitt, J.I., Samson, R.A., Thrane, U. (eds) Advances in Food Mycology. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 571. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28391-9_1

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