Internal contamination and spoilage of harvested apples by patulin-producing and other toxigenic fungi

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 206-209

  Tournas, V H ^a   Uppal Memon, S ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Apples; Internal contamination; Toxigenic moulds

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; APPLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SPOILAGE; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUSARIUM; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; YEAST;

FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FRUIT; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALUS; MYCOTOXINS;

ALTERNARIA; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; ULOCLADIUM;

EID: 67649300275     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.05.025     Document Type: Article

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