Detection of fungal and bacterial contamination of hazelnut and determination of aflatoxin B by HPLC method in Isfahan, Iran

Document Type : Original Articles

Authors

• Elham Saffari ¹
• Mahboobe Madani ¹
• Vajihe Karbasizade ²
• Pegah Shakib ³

¹ Department of Microbiology, Falavarjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

² Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

³ Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran

Abstract

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Keywords

• Nuts
• HPLC
• Aflatoxin
• Iran