Detection of aflatoxigenic molds in grains by PCR

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3270-3273

  Shapira, Roni ^a   Paster, Nachman ^b   Eyal, Osnat ^a   Menasherov, Mazal ^b   Mett, Anait ^a   Salomon, Raffael ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUSARIUM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GRAIN; INSECT; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PEANUT; PENICILLIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUSARIUM; INSECTA; PENICILLIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0029786320     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.9.3270-3273.1996     Document Type: Article

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