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Toxicological study of fungi isolated from starches intended for human consumption

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Suarez, G., Guarro, J. & Calvo, M.A. Toxicological study of fungi isolated from starches intended for human consumption. Mycopathologia 75, 27–31 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00439063

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