title: Nail dirt--a niche for carcinogenic fungi.
abstract: Nail dirt was analysed for the very first time for toxicogenic fungi. During the study it was found that nail dirt carries a substantial number of toxicogenic fungi. These fungi were tested qualitatively and quantitatively for the production of aflatoxins.
authors: Mycotoxin Research Laboratory, Lucknow, India.
authors: S K
authors: SK
authors: Pande
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Pande
mesh_terms: D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D001231:Aspergillus flavus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009262:Nails / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins