Nonaflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus TX9-8 competitively prevents aflatoxin accumulation by A. flavus isolates of large and small sclerotial morphotypes

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-279

  Chang, Perng Kuang ^a   Hua, Sui Sheng T ^b  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Biocontrol; Competitive exclusion; Nonaflatoxigenic; Polyketide synthase gene

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PKSA GENE;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENES, FUNGAL; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS;

EID: 33847100985     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.09.017     Document Type: Article

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