Complex regulation of the aflatoxin biosynthesis gene cluster of Aspergillus flavus in relation to various combinations of water activity and temperature

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-237

  Schmidt Heydt, Markus ^a   Abdel Hadi, Ahmed ^b   Magan, Naresh ^b   Geisen, Rolf ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Gene expression; Microarray; Temperature; Water activity

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN AFLJ; PROTEIN AFLR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; METABOLIC STRESS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TEMPERATURE; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WATER;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI;

EID: 70349774572     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.07.026     Document Type: Article

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