Mycoflora and ochratoxin A producing strains of Aspergillus in Algerian wheat

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 85-92

  Riba, A ^a   Mokrane, S ^a   Mathieu, F ^b   Lebrihi, A ^b   Sabaou, N ^a  

^a Ecole Normale Superieure de Kouba   (Algeria)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Algeria; Aspergillus; Fungi; OTA; Toxigenic; Wheat

Indexed keywords

OCHRATOXIN;

ALGERIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ALLIACEUS; ASPERGILLUS CANDIDUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOUR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFECTION RISK; MUCOR; MYCOFLORA; MYCOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; WHEAT; YEAST;

ALGERIA; ASPERGILLUS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; OCHRATOXINS; PENICILLIUM; TRITICUM;

ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ALLIACEUS; ASPERGILLUS CANDIDUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; MUCOR; PENICILLIUM; SEMOLINA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 39149118564     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.11.057     Document Type: Article

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