Analysis of aflatoxin regulatory factors in serial transfer-induced non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus parasiticus

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1061-1069

  Kale, S P ^a   Cary, J W ^b   Hollis, N ^a   Wilkinson, J R ^c   Bhatnagar, D ^b   Yu, J ^b   Cleveland, T E ^b   Bennett, J W ^d  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ^*  (United States)

^d Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Mycology; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN AFLJ; PROTEIN AFLR; PROTEIN LAEA; SPACER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS;

EID: 34748814890     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030701564563     Document Type: Conference Paper

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