Environmental factors modify carbon nutritional patterns and niche overlap between Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium verticillioides strains from maize

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-218

  Giorni, Paola ^a   Magan, Naresh ^b   Battilani, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b Cranfield Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Carbon sources; Fusarium verticillioides; Temperature; Water activity

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUSARIUM; ZEA MAYS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 62249117066     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.01.032     Document Type: Article

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