Effects of calcium propionate and water activity on growth and aflatoxins production by aspergillus parasiticus

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-62

  Alam, Sahib ^a   Shah, Hamid Ullah ^a   Magan, Naresh ^b   Qazi, Javed I ^c   Arif, Muhammad ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Calcium propionate and fungal spore germination; Water activity and fungal spore germination

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL CONTROL; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SPORULATION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 73449112641     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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