Multiplex polymerase chain reaction for the detection of potential aflatoxin and sterigmatocystin producing fungi

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 388-392

  Geisen, Rolf ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aflatoxin biosynthetic genes; Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus parasiticus; Aspergillus versicolor; PCR; Sterigmatocystin

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; STERIGMATOCYSTIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS SOJAE; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTII;

EID: 0029973956     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(96)80067-1     Document Type: Article

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