Detection of aflatoxigenic fungi in selected food commodities by PCR

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2859-2864

  Manonmani, H K ^a   Anand, S ^a   Chandrashekar, A ^a   Rati, E R ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; aflR; Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus parasiticus; Food commodities; PCR

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CROPS; DNA; ENZYMES; GENES; METABOLITES; TOXICITY;

AFLATOXIN; FOOD COMMODITIES; MIXED CULTURE SYSTEMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS (PCR);

FUNGI;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CORN; ENZYMES; FUNGI; GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PEANUTS; TOXICITY;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NOMIUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; NOMIUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 15744404902     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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