Colonisation and competitiveness of Aspergillus and Penicillium species on maize grain in the presence of Fusarium moniliforme and Fusarium proliferatum

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-117

  Marin S ^a   Sanchis, V ^a   Arnau, F ^a   Ramos, A J ^a   Magan, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus species; Fusarium moniliforme; Fusarium proliferatum; Maize grain; Penicillium species

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; GROWTH RATE; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED;

ASPERGILLUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUSARIUM; HEAT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PENICILLIUM; SEEDS; SPAIN; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032497957     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(98)00153-6     Document Type: Article

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