Effect of vanillin concentration, pH and incubation temperature on Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus ochraceus and Aspergillus parasiticus growth

Food Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-124

  Lopez Malo A ^a   Alzamora, S M ^b   Argaiz, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0342710375     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.1996.0078     Document Type: Article

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