The effects of cold storage of table grapes, sulphur dioxide and ethanol on species of black Aspergillus producing ochratoxin A

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1187-1194

  Guzev, Ludmila ^a   Danshin, Anna ^a   Zahavi, Tirtza ^b   Ovadia, Amos ^c   Lichter, Amnon ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Shaham

^c Agronomia Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Ethanol; Mycotoxin; Postharvest; Sulphur dioxide; Table grapes

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; VITACEAE;

EID: 44949182717     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2007.01589.x     Document Type: Article

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