Evaluating the combined effect of water activity, pH and temperature on ochratoxin A production by Aspergillus ochraceus and Aspergillus carbonarius οn culture medium and Corinth raisins

Food Control

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 725-732

  Kapetanakou, Anastasia E ^a   Panagou, Efstathios Z ^a   Gialitaki, Maria ^a   Drosinos, Eleftherios H ^a   Skandamis, Panagiotis N ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aspergillus carbonarius; Aspergillus ochraceus; Corinth raisins; Ochratoxin A; pH; Temperature; Water activity

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; VITACEAE;

EID: 62549094854     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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