Specific detection of aspergillus parasiticus in wheat flour using a highly sensitive PCR assay

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 853-858

  Sardiñas, Noelia ^a   Vázquez, Covadonga ^a   Gil Serna, Jéssica ^a   González Jaén, M Teresa ^a   Patiño, Belén ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Cereals; Microbiology; Molecular biology; Mycotoxins; Pcr

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI; ASPERGILLUS BOMBYCIS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS JAPONICUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS NOMIUS; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS SCLEROTIORUM; ASPERGILLUS TAMARII; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CEREAL; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM VERRUCULOSUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WHEAT FLOUR;

ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77952659249     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440041003645779     Document Type: Article

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