Analysis of genes early expressed during Aspergillus flavus colonisation of hazelnut

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 111-115

  Gallo, Antonia ^a   Epifani, Filomena ^a   Bonsegna, Stefania ^a   Pascale, Michelangelo ^a   Santino, Angelo ^a   Perrone, Giancarlo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Expression gene analysis; Hazelnut

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AGAR; DIOXYGENASE; FATTY ACID DIOXYGENASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; OXYLIPIN; PROTEIN AFLD; PROTEIN AFLM; PROTEIN AFLO; PROTEIN AFLP; PROTEIN AFLQ; PROTEIN AFLR; PROTEIN AFLS; PROTEIN PPOA; PROTEIN PPOB; PROTEIN PPOC; SYNTHETASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HAZELNUT; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REGULATOR GENE; STRUCTURAL GENE;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BASE SEQUENCE; CORYLUS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, FUNGAL; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CORYLUS;

EID: 71849097353     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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