A polyphasic approach to the identification of ochratoxin A-producing black Aspergillus isolates from vineyards in Sicily

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 147-154

  Oliveri, C ^a   Torta, L ^b   Catara, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; fAFLP; ITS analysis; Ochratoxin A; PCR identification

Indexed keywords

DNA; OCHRATOXIN;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS JAPONICUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TUBINGENSIS; BIODIVERSITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRAPE; ITALY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TOXICITY; VINEYARD;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; ITALY; OCHRATOXINS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5.8S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VITIS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS JAPONICUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TUBINGENSIS; VITACEAE;

EID: 50949134472     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.06.021     Document Type: Article

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