Comparison of cultural and analytical methods for determination of aflatoxin production by Mississippi Delta Aspergillus isolates

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 193-199

  Abbas, Hamed K ^a   Zablotowicz, R M ^a   Weaver, M A ^a   Horn, B W ^b   Xie, W ^c   Shier, W T ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PEANUT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

cyclodextrin; Aflatoxins; Analytical methods; Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus parasiticus; Cultural methods; Fluorescence enhancers; Mycotoxins; Yellow pigment

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXINS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOASSAY; CROPS; DEXTROSE; ENZYMES; VAPORS;

ASPERGILLUS; TOXIGENIC ISOLATES;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AFLATOXIN; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; BETA CYCLODEXTRIN; GLUCOSE; PIGMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NOMIUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; COTTON; CROP; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PEANUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; SOIL; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TOXICITY; VAPOR;

AFLATOXINS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BETA-CYCLODEXTRINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; CULTURE MEDIA; CYCLODEXTRINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROXIDES; MISSISSIPPI; MYCOLOGY; ORYZA SATIVA; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; ZEA MAYS;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NOMIUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUNGI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; NOMIUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2942718589     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w04-006     Document Type: Article

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