Biocontrol of Aspergillus flavus on peanut kernels by use of a strain of marine Bacillus megaterium

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 31-35

  Kong, Qing ^a   Shan, Shihua ^b   Liu, Qizheng ^a   Wang, Xiudan ^a   Yu, Fangtang ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b SHANDONG PEANUT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Bacillus megaterium; Biological control; Marine microbiology; Peanut kernels

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN AFLR; PROTEIN AFLS; RNA 18S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL SUSPENSION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD PRESERVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUT KERNEL; PEANUT;

AFLATOXINS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; SEEDS;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77949912178     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.01.036     Document Type: Article

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