Ochratoxin A: An antiinsectan metabolite from the sclerotia of Aspergillus carbonarius NRRL 369

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1100-1103

  Wicklow, D T ^a   Dowd, P F ^a   Alfatafta, A A ^b   Gloer, J B ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

antiinsectan; Aspergillus carbonarius; Carpophilus hemipterus; chemical defense; Helicoverpa zea; ochratoxin A; sclerotica

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS CULTURE; INSECT; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; CARPOPHILUS HEMIPTERUS; COLEOPTERA; FUNGI; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; NITIDULIDAE; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0029857284     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-141     Document Type: Article

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