Development of a Real Time PCR system for detection of Penicillium nordicum and for monitoring ochratoxin A production in foods by targeting the ochratoxin polyketide synthase gene

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 501-507

  Geisen, Rolf ^a   Mayer, Zsuzsanna ^b   Karolewlez, Anja ^a   Färber, Paul ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ochratoxin A; Penicillium nordicum; Penicillium verrucosum; Polyketide synthase; Quantification; Real Time PCR

Indexed keywords

OCHRATOXIN; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FOOD; GENE ISOLATION; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM NORDICUM; PENICILLIUM VERRUCULOSUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WHEAT;

PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM NORDICUM; PENICILLIUM PARASITICUS; PENICILLIUM VERRUCOSUM; PENICILLIUM VERRUCULOSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 4043109074     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0723202041438419     Document Type: Article

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