The production of aflatoxin B1 or G1 by Aspergillus parasiticus at various combinations of temperature and water activity is related to the ratio of aflS to aflR expression

Mycotoxin Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 241-246

  Schmidt Heydt, Markus ^a   Rüfer, Corinna E ^a   Abdel Hadi, Ahmed ^b   Magan, Naresh ^b   Geisen, Rolf ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus parasiticus; Biosynthesis; Ecological niche

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN G1; WATER;

AFLR GENE; AFLS GENE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; REGULATOR GENE; TEMPERATURE; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS;

EID: 78649652026     PISSN: 01787888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12550-010-0062-7     Document Type: Article

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