PCR method for the detection of potential ochratoxin-producing Aspergillus species in coffee beans

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 350-354

  Sartori, Daniele ^a   Furlaneto, Márcia Cristina ^a   Martins, Mayra Kassawara ^b   Ferreira de Paula, Maria Rosana ^a   Pizzirani Kleiner, Aline Aparecida ^b   Taniwaki, Marta Hiromi ^c   Fungaro, Maria Helena Pelegrinelli ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillus carbonarius; Aspergillus niger; Aspergillus ochraceus; Coffee beans; Multiplex PCR; Ochratoxin A

Indexed keywords

OCHRATOXIN; PRIMER DNA;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLUS; COFFEA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; OCHRATOXINS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; FUNGI; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 33646070586     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2005.09.008     Document Type: Article

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