Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Biotechnol. Mol. Biol. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1538-2273
  • DOI: 10.5897/BMBR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 103

Review

Major mycotoxins occurrence, prevention and control approaches

Temesgen Assefa
  • Temesgen Assefa
  • Department of Applied Biology, College of Applied Natural Science, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia.
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Teshome Geremew
  • Teshome Geremew
  • Department of Applied Biology, College of Applied Natural Science, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 06 November 2018
  •  Accepted: 14 December 2018
  •  Published: 31 December 2018

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