Impact of environment and interspecific interactions between spoilage fungi and Aspergillus ochraceus on growth and ochratoxin production in maize grain

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-16

  Lee, H B ^a   Magan, N ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus ochraceus; Interactions; Interspecific interactions; Ochratoxin; Primary resource capture; Spoilage fungi; Temperature; Water activity

Indexed keywords

OCHRATOXIN; WATER;

ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; ENVIRONMENT; FUNGUS GROWTH; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

ALTERNARIA; ANTIBIOSIS; ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENT; FUNGI; OCHRATOXINS; TEMPERATURE; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASPERGILLUS CANDIDUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; EUROTIUM AMSTELODAMI; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034307801     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(00)00385-8     Document Type: Article

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