Alternating temperatures and photoperiod effects on fungal growth and Ochratoxin A production by Aspergillus carbonarius isolated from Tunisian grapes

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 210-213

  Oueslati, Souheib ^a   Lasram, Salma ^a   Ramos, Antonio J ^b   Marin, Sonia ^b   Mliki, Ahmed ^a   Sanchis, Vicente ^b   Ghorbel, Abdelwahed ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE BORJ CÉDRIA   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alternating temperature; Aspergillus carbonarius; Darkness; Growth; Light; Ochratoxin A; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

OCHRATOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GRAPE; GROWTH RATE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; TUNISIA;

ASPERGILLUS; CULTURE MEDIA; OCHRATOXINS; PHOTOPERIOD; TEMPERATURE; TUNISIA; VITIS;

ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; VITACEAE;

EID: 77952240779     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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