Inhibition of growth and aflatoxin biosynthesis of Aspergillus flavus by extracts of some Egyptian plants

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 334-336

  Mahmoud, A L E ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; BIOCHEMISTRY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

AFLATOXIN BIOSYNTHESIS; AQUEOUS EXTRACTS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CHEMICALLY DEFINED MEDIAS; EGYPTIANS; INHIBITORY EFFECT; LUPINUS ALBUS; MYCELIAL GROWTH;

AFLATOXINS;

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN B2; PLANT EXTRACT;

FUNGUS; GROWTH; INHIBITOR; PLANT EXTRACT; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

AMMI VISNAGA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; LUPINUS ALBUS; XANTHIUM PUNGENS;

EID: 0033450913     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1999.00636.x     Document Type: Article

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