Characterisation of a pks gene which is expressed during ochratoxin A production by Aspergillus carbonarius

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-15

  Gallo, Antonia ^a   Perrone, Giancarlo ^a   Solfrizzo, Michele ^a   Epifani, Filomena ^a   Abbas, Abdelhamid ^b   Dobson, Alan D W ^b   Mulè, Giuseppina ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aspergillus carbonarius; Gene expression; Grapes; Ochratoxin A; Polyketide synthase genes

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; OCHRATOXIN; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH;

ASPERGILLUS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OCHRATOXINS; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; VITIS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS IBERICUS; ASPERGILLUS SCLEROTIONIGER; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; VITACEAE;

EID: 57649205604     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.10.022     Document Type: Article

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