Acta Vet. Brno 2016, 85: 151-156

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201685020151

Rapid diagnostic testing of toxigenic microfungi isolated from foodstuffs

Marie Jefremova1, Vladimír Ostrý1, František Malíř2, Jiří Ruprich1

1National Institute of Public Health in Prague, Centre for Health, Nutrition, and Food, Brno, Czech Republic
2University of Hradec Králové, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received August 28, 2015
Accepted May 2, 2016

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