Evaluation of modified dichloran 18% glycerol (DG18) agar for enumerating fungi in wheat flour: A collaborative study

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 161-166

  Beuchat, L R ^a   Hwang, C A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Westreco Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Food mycology; Fungi; Mycological media; Xenophilic fungi

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHLORAMPHENICOL; IPRODIONE; OCTOXINOL;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; FLOUR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM;

ASPERGILLUS CANDIDUS; ASPERGILLUS PENICILLIOIDES; EUROTIUM AMSTELODAMI; EUROTIUM INTERMEDIUM; EUROTIUM REPENS; EUROTIUM RUBRUM; EUROTIUM TONOPHILUM; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; WALLEMIA SEBI;

EID: 0029889938     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(95)00042-9     Document Type: Article

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