Incidence and detection of thermotolerant and thermophilic fungi from maize with particular reference to Thermoascus species

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-145

  Wareing, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maize; Sub Saharan Africa; Thermoascus; Thermophilic fungi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; HYPHOMYCETES; MAIZE; MYCOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGI; HEAT; PENICILLIUM; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ZEA MAYS;

ASPERGILLUS CANDIDUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FURNIGATUS; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; PAECILOMYCES; RHIZOMUCOR PUSILLUS; THERMOASCUS; THERMOASCUS AURANTIACUS; THERMOMYCES LANUGINOSUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030937635     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(96)01212-3     Document Type: Article

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