Morphological alterations in toxigenic Aspergillus parasiticus exposed to neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf and seed aqueous extracts

Mycopathologia

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 565-570

  Razzaghi Abyaneh, Mehdi ^a   Allameh, Abdolamir ^b   Tiraihi, Taki ^b   Shams Ghahfarokhi, Masoomeh ^b   Ghorbanian, Mehdi ^b  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin inhibition; Aspergillus parasiticus; Cell wall; Morphology; Neem tree

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; METABOLISM; MYCELIUM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; AZADIRACHTA; MYCELIUM; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA;

EID: 21144448807     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-005-4332-4     Document Type: Article

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