Aspergillus flavus genomics: Gateway to human and animal health, food safety, and crop resistance to diseases

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 194-202

  Yu, Jiujiang ^a   Cleveland, Thomas E ^a   Nierman, William C ^b,c   Bennett, Joan W ^d  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxicosis; Aflatoxins; Aspergillosis; Crop resistance; Food Safety; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; CARCINOGEN; MYCOTOXIN;

AGRICULTURE; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANIMAL HEALTH; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CROP PRODUCTION; FOOD SAFETY; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENOME; HARVEST; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 32644433645     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1406(05)70043-7     Document Type: Review

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