Detection and quantification of Aspergillus section Flavi spp. in stored peanuts by real-time PCR of nor-1 gene, and effects of storage conditions on aflatoxin production

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 276-281

  Passone, María Alejandra ^a   Rosso, Laura Cristina ^b   Ciancio, Aurelio ^b   Etcheverry, Miriam ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANT PROTECTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Aspergillus section Flavi; Nor 1 gene; Peanuts; Storage

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD STORAGE; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; NONHUMAN; PEANUT; PREDICTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

AFLATOXINS; ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, FUNGAL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENOME, FUNGAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEEDS; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS;

EID: 77949552354     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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