Selective Efficacy of Culture Media Recommended for Isolation and Enumeration of Fusarium spp.

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 207-211

  Bragulat, M R ^a   Martinez E ^a   Castella G ^a   Cabanes F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLLETOTRICHUM MUSAE; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM ANTHOPHILUM; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; FUSARIUM DLAMINI; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; FUSARIUM NAPIFORME; FUSARIUM NYGAMAI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; FUSARIUM SEMITECTUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; FUSARIUM SUBGLUTINANS; FUSARIUM VERTICILLIOIDES; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; SIPROETA STELENES; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 0348226603     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.1.207     Document Type: Article

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