Evaluation of fungal flora in some important nut products (pistachio, peanut, hazelnut and almond) in Tehran, Iran

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 460-462

  Khosravi, Ali Reza ^a   Shokri, Hojjatollah ^a   Ziglarí, Tahereh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Fungal contamination; Peanut; Penicillium; Pistachio

Indexed keywords

AGAR; GLUCOSE;

ALMOND; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; FUSARIUM; HAZELNUT; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; IRAN; MUCOR; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES; PEANUT; PENICILLIUM; PISTACHIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; YEAST;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; CORYLUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; MUCOR; PENICILLIUM; PISTACIA VERA; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 34447294270     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2007.460.462     Document Type: Article

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