In vitro effects of water activity, temperature and solutes on the growth rate of P. italicum Wehmer and P. digitatum Sacc.

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 628-636

  Lahlali, R ^a   Serrhini, M N ^b   Friel, D ^a   Jijakli, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b NATIONAL SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Penicillium digitatum; Penicillium italicum; Predictive model; Solute; Temperature; Water activity

Indexed keywords

CITRUS FRUITS; FORECASTING; FUNGI; GLYCEROL; GROWTH RATE; OILSEEDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPOILAGE;

EFFECT OF WATER; LAG PHASE; LAG PHASIS; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICA; PREDICTIVE MODELS; RADIAL-GROWTH; SOLUTE; SQUARE-ROOT; WATER ACTIVITY;

TEMPERATURE;

AGAR; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SORBITOL; WATER;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DRY SEASON; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER BUDGET;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CITRUS FRUIT; CONTROL STRATEGY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOOD SPOILAGE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH PERIOD; GROWTH RATE; IN VITRO STUDY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM; PREDICTION; SOLUTE; STRESS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

CITRUS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33747108407     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02953.x     Document Type: Article

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