Isolation, enumeration and PCR characterization of aflatoxigenic fungi from food and feed samples in India

Food Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 809-813

  Somashekar, D ^a   Rati, E R ^a   Anand, S ^a   Chandrashekar, A ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

ADM; Aflatoxin; Aspergillus; Food; PCR

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS SOJAE; FUNGI;

EID: 4143092772     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2004.01.012     Document Type: Article

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