Detection and quantification of Aspergillus ochraceus in green coffee by PCR

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 464-469

  Schmidt, H ^a   Bannier, M ^a   Vogel, R F ^a   Niessen, L ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Detection; DNA; Fungi; Ochratoxin A; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; DETECTION; DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATIONS; DNA EXTRACTION; EXTRACTION PROTOCOLS; FUNGAL DNA; GREEN COFFEE; OCHRATOXIN A; REAL-TIME PCR; ULTRASONIFICATION;

DNA;

FUNGAL DNA; OCHRATOXIN;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA CONTENT; DNA EXTRACTION; FUNGAL DETECTION; MYCOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; FUNGI;

EID: 2642536814     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2004.01524.x     Document Type: Article

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