Molecular phylogenetic, morphological, and mycotoxin data support reidentification of the Quorn mycoprotein fungus as Fusarium venenatum

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-67

  O'Donnell, K ^a   Cigelnik, E ^a   Casper, H H ^b  

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

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusarium; Mycoprotein; Mycotoxins; Phylogenetics; Quorn; Trichothecenes

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MYCOTOXIN; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 28S; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FOOD; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUSARIUM; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE;

EID: 0031695672     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1997.1018     Document Type: Article

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